{"id":379,"date":"2011-11-28T22:40:32","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T02:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apihtawikosisan.wordpress.com\/?p=379"},"modified":"2011-11-28T22:40:32","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T02:40:32","slug":"khodi-dill-sums-it-up-nicely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apihtawikosisan.com\/2011\/11\/khodi-dill-sums-it-up-nicely\/","title":{"rendered":"Khodi Dill sums it up nicely."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am working away on a series of posts I&#8217;d like to put together to help untangle the web of confusion surrounding oft-misunderstood issues such as First Nations health-care, education, housing, taxation, self-government, settlement claims and so on.\u00a0 It isn&#8217;t easy.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve studies these kinds of things my whole life, trying to disprove the claims made about aboriginal peoples, and even still new legislation or policies or programs cast shadows that obscure.<\/p>\n<p>However over the years I have identified a few common areas of misunderstanding.\u00a0 Basic lack of knowledge that <em>can<\/em> be quickly addressed so that the underlying prejudice which often fuels the claims in the first place can be revealed and (hopefully) chipped away at.<\/p>\n<p>If for nothing else, I want these resources to be available to those who do care, so that they can teach themselves about the issues and go out there and spread the word.\u00a0 I know a lot of potential allies who just haven&#8217;t a clue where to even <em>start<\/em> in their exploration of things like&#8230;who provides health-care to First Nations people and how is that health-care administered?\u00a0 What are the problems?\u00a0 Who is responsible?\u00a0 What can be done?<\/p>\n<p>So I am going to explain it the way I would to a friend who shows genuine interest, and we&#8217;ll see if that ends up being useful to anyone.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, I&#8217;d like to leave you with a very moving poem by Khodi Dill of Saskatoon.\u00a0 t\u00e2pw\u00ea!<\/p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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