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Isn't the ability to live on native land based on genetic discrimination?

• Pxtl 10y ago
  No. It's based on ancestry. While those are obviously tightly related, the distinction is important. There are no genes that are identified as "First Nations genes" for this purpose.
  • dorfsmay 10y ago
    Is one more acceptable than the other? I heard of stories where two kids are playing on a reserve, they go to the same school, share the same culture, both know the same amount of words from their ancestral language etc... But when they turn 18 the one which is 40% native will have to leave the reserve, will suffer from racism inherent to "being native", and will have no special advantage while the other who is 60% native will be considered native and able to stay on the reserve.
    • kbenson 10y ago
      In some places it's much more confusing than that, and highly political[1]. 1: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/491/transcript https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/491/...