The Indian Act: Destroying First Nations Communities Since 1876

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• published: 19 Nov 2015
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On November 15th, 2015, Josh Sigurdson sat down with Nadine Moostoos, a First Nations activist who's been demanding the sovereignty of her people and bringing facts and solutions to the table for years. Nadine is a survivor of the CFS system and knows the abuse that goes on personally all too well. We last spoke with Nadine in June of this year regarding a CFS handbook full of solutions for the countless problems with the very corrupted and money oriented CFS system which apprehends a baby a day from hospitals in Manitoba. 90% of children in care are First Nations while only about 11% of the population is First Nations. Nadine has been fighting tooth and nail to bring sovereignty and self ownership to First Nations people and told us about the horrible treatment of Native Americans under the Indian Act. Under the Indian Act, First Nations people are seen as second class citizens, nothing more than savages. It allows ownership of First Nations people under the Queen and through over sized government. We've been wanting to speak out against The Indian Act for a long time and with Nadine, we can finally do that in a comprehensive way. It should amaze people that this kind of racism still exists. While people complain about racism where it isn't and get all worked up over political correctness, they completely ignore this massive issue all too often. If African Americans or Latinos were called "savages" by the Canadian government, we'd be out in the streets outraged, but why is it that people stand down when it's First Nations people considered nothing more than inhuman dumpster divers by the government? We use this insulting language because that is exactly what the government portrays First Nations people as. While there are so many incredibly successful and intelligent First Nations people out there, the stereotypes hold on and much of that also goes back to The Indian Act which has had a profoundly terrible affect on children and their development. It's helped to create a paradigm where children are thrown into CFS at dramatic rates, abused, murdered and neglected, then often grow up to be bad people and start the circle all over again. People have to acknowledge WHY there are such horrible internal problems within First Nations culture. Nadine Moostoos (Translated to Hope Buffalo) has been through the system and has come out an incredibly intelligent, caring woman. We thank her so much for bringing us the reality of what First Nations people are dealing with and we hope you the people read into the Indian Act. We must continue the fight against tyranny one way or another. Video edited by Josh Sigurdson Featuring: Nadine Moostoos Josh Sigurdson Camera work: John Doull Graphics by Bryan Foerster LIKE us on Facebook at World Alternative Media or Follow us on Twitter @WorldAltMedia World Alternative Media 2015 "Find the truth, be the change."