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Originally Posted by mesobe
I dont think terrorists will be using native reserves to move thru the country. the last time I checked Native reserves made up no more than 1% of the landmass in Canada. Now Ive heard about organized crime using can-us border crossings via a reserves before to smuggle cigs and booze, but global terrorism is a stretch.
I agree that reserves have their share of problems. my home town is between 3 of them. They have a special RCMP squad to deal strictly with the natives. But you cant relate meth labs, domestic disputes and public drunkeness with terrorism...and its not about the natives unable to govern themselves. I know plenty of natives who dont live on reserves that are just as out-of-control (and to be fair, I know plenty who are awsome people to be around too).
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I think you misunderstand what I was talking about when I say govern themselves. I'm talking about the ability to enforce judgments against those who are out of control on the reservation without having the resources to do so. Most don't have prisons, they have to contract through the feds so what usually ends up happening is a "don't do it again" and we all know how well that works with criminals. And non-Indians go onto reservations and commit crimes and the tribe has no jurisdiction over them, they have to call in the feds and the state sure as hell doesn't get involved. I don't know. Perhaps the gov't's would be more responsive to reports of Arabs hanging around rather than the non-indians that come onto the reservation and rape the women.
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