Agreed! It was a privilege to meet him and to hear him speak when he came to the Yukon.

Hey Brian it’s me Miina

dark meat is good.

joking

@@delmarsimpson8117 Oh I agree!! They said to me: We already see you like dark meat! XD

Yeah cause that’s my dad is that speaker

That’s my daddy

The only freeloaders are in the House of Useless Eaters on Parliament Hill. Under the Indian Act a Band Chief and Council have less legal authority than a city council, a Reserve government can't even zone Reserve lands and any municipal project, like a new well, requires federal ministry approval. A few years back, Trudeau pledged $700 million for on reserve housing, 50% disappeared into the federal government bureaucracy which could not explain where the money went, but still blamed corrupt Chiefs for poor housing. It is constitutionally illegal for a province to provide services such as schooling, healthcare or housing on reserve because the person of a Status Indian does not exist within provincial jurisdiction, however, section 88 of the Indian Act makes provincial legislation of general application (like child welfare laws) apply as though the federal government had passed the province's laws federally. This gives federal permit to provincial CPS to take Status Indian children off reserve (while being legally blind to Indian Status) for a lack of safe housing which the federal government was itself obligated under the Indian Act to provide to that child because she is a Status Indian.

@@arconn8883 This is why we need to dissolve the Indian act and treaties and aboriginals can live like every other Canadian..not better..not worse...they're considered second class because they contribute nothing yet expect everything done for them..they're like special Ed children and the government are the teachers.

Canadian "Indian": Wants to live in the literal woods 1000s of kms away from any modicum of civilization. Doesnt want any part of the white mans world. Supplies must be helicoptered in. Also Canadian Indian: My helicoptered in Orange juice is too expensive. This is b.s. I want exotic fruit juice for the price they pay in Toronto, or else it is racism. Also, I demand welfare, no taxes, a free skidoo every winter, and my kids can take 6 months off from school just because. Also, everytime we go nuts and murder a woman and dump her body in one of the most remote ppaces on the planet, with a million square km of nothing but tundra....if nobody can find the body, it's because of racism. Canadian Indians are spoiled brats. There are 10000s of people who would switch with them in a heartbeat just to be offgrid, and who wouldnt presume government would have to dig their wells for them, or provide them with whatever they want to live in the woods. For a supposed self sufficient people, they sure cant do much for themselves.

Wow! The ignorance in this comment is a lot. Or maybe it's the lack of knowledge. That you feel the need to discredit someone's culture because it's different from yours. And that you blame things such as addiction on culture rather than see it for what it is- a response to PTSD and intergenerational trauma, all experienced through the cultural genocide your so called "modicum of ambition and personal growth" that residential schools taught. Your turning a blind eye to the reality of so many people, and the only positive thing is that you might not relate because these atrocities may not run in your bloodline.

@@lucynyoro610 Wow!! Your status card is showing. Don't worry, I will continue to contribute to your welfare cheque. Relax, have another beer...

@@josepharnold2923 the concept was to kill the indian in the child whats valid about that

Wow! All I hear is jealousy and yt privilege. However, I'm pretty sure he lives comfortable, probably more comfortably that you and I highly doubt he is in need of hand outs.

@@lorigauthier6781 The speaker isn't white. I don't know if he's jealous of white people, but he's exhibiting the same behavior he's denouncing.

@@history6988 wasn't talking about Kevin. He's a great guy. I've heard him speak in person.

@@history6988 I think you need to watch the video again. I don't think Mr Lamoureaux has jealousy towards anyone. He is definitely a role model for indigenous youth. Especially in Canada. I don't think you understand his point of view. But for many indigenous people his words and ideas resemble a lot of our thoughts and experiences. And that's okay that you can't relate to what he says. In fact, be thankful that you can't relate. I've re watched this video and am having a hard time seeing exactly how one would conclude he's endorsing oppression, or genocide. Please enlighted me as to how Mr Lamoureaux gave you this conclusion in his talk. What exactly brought you to those conclusions?

I don't think you got the memo.

"No one made me feel like less of a human being because I was so sad about the finality of death in this situation, for this animal that had given its life so that we could have food." (7:40)

This video was absolutely not about hunting for sport. You should pay more attention or check your ego before commenting, lest you embarrass yourself.

This video is NOT about hunting for fun. It is NOT about encouraging hunting for fun. A quote from Kevin: "This animal had given its life so we could have food" ..

The fact that (a) you missed the key point of that segment, and (b) focus on that 'issue' from your own perspective, in isolation from all of the other context Kevin Lamoureaux provides, suggests that you came to the process of watching this video with a closed mind, and came to the comments only to push your personal agenda. Hunting IS Reconciliation because hunting for (many) Indigenous communities is an activity deeply entwined with many elements of culture. Hunting as practiced by the majority of Indigenous people I've met in multiple provinces/territories, an ecological matter from both the perspective of subsistence and conservation. There is a profound respect for the fact that human beings are part of a cyle and a circle of living beings that rely on each other, and take care of each other, as part of being living beings sharing the land. There is a commitment to not wasting animal life, and to making use of all of the gifts an animal makes available when it has been harvested. Care and attention to detail are put into the processes of harvesting and preparing meat, and in the ways in which the skin and bones and sinew are used. Hunting is an activity often undertaken in the context of relationship. It is taught and learned as part of oral traditions and involves learning about the land itself, the vegetation and biome of a place to which a community is deeply connected. In some communities and traditions you learn hunting, meat preparation, hide preparation, etc. from specific members of your family and/or community as part of a larger set of teachings - values, traditions, connection to land and ancestry, to the natural world, and to each other. Hunting is cultural because within the context of learning and sharing traditional knowledge about hunting, people are taught and learn values, language, and a sense of themselves in relation to a specific territory - the shape of the land, the animals that live there, and how to read the health of the land and animals by carefully observing plants, wind patterns, mosture levels in the soil and plants themselves, and the physical condition and behaviour of animals. Hunting is cultural because it is part of a set of community roles and responsibilities, identity, and expressions of cultural values. For instance, where I currently live, moose nose is a delicacy that is reserved for Elders. When a community or members of a community holds a successful hunt, the animals are often prepared together. Food is shared with Elders. In fact, again, in the community where I live, the local hospital accepted hunted meat for a special nutrition program for Elders in the hospital because research demonstrates that their health outcomes are better on all metrics if/when they eat foods that are familiar, healthy and appealing to them. When there are significant cultural and community events, food is always served, and here it often features moose, elk, caribou, salmon, etc., and again, Elders are ALWAYS served first. Students in several communities in our territory go on hunts with their schools. When they return, they are involved in preparing the meat and they host a feast for Elders and community members, and tell the stories of their time on the land. Hunting is a cultural tradition because in the process of sharing the stories of hunting, teachings about how to live on the land, how to be humble in the role of caretaker of the land, and grateful in the face of bountiful food are part of the process. Stories about failed hunts teach about mistakes, teach humility and teach how to learn, from each other, from the land itself, and from the animals on the land. Hunting is inherent in the cultural traditions of Indigenous cultures around the world and certainly across this continent. Each Nation has different stories about hunting, different teachings, and the languages which embody their values and history, their laws and humour, are often very much shaped by their territorial lands and the animals they hunt and learn from on those lands. I would far rather see - and eat - an animal that has lived on the land, and had a fighting chance in a hunt (and they do - one of my students lost a father this past fall during a hunt) than to support the farming industry and the waste of people wanting 30 steaks to choose from, many of which will get thrown out. In the Indigenous traditions with which I have a modicum of familiarity, that sort of waste is abhorrent. To people who suggest that there should not be hunting at all, that we should leave animals to live in peace, you need to educate yourself about this Disneyfied myth of happy, frolicking woodland critters who live in some sort of paradise. Wild life is hard and harsh. Moose kill wolves. Moose die of disease, suffering for a long time, or worse, if grazing is diminishing, of starvation, which is a cruel way to go. Did you know that fluffy rabbits are actually omnivores, and not only will they attack when cornered, but they eat meat if/when they find a carcass? That noble eagles are scavengers? Wild life is survival life, and the hunting traditions of most Indigenous peoples incorporate a feeling of relation with other animals that are trying to survive. Unlike colonial mentalities of resource consumption, when animal populations need to recover, Indigenous hunters and councils will accommodate a need to harvest fewer animals. When fish stocks are low, they reduce their fishing. Please educate yourself before making declarations and suggesting bans. You don't get to perpetuate intellectual colonialism because you couldn't be bothered to open your ears, your mind or your heart. THAT'S why hunting is Reconcilation.

@@teachingundertheaurora7504 I was viewing this for my work at the museum which will show up as my profile pic. Thank you for the very thoughtful response and cultural context. So much of Reconcilliation is about education.