Struggle to survive continues

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Dear Editor:

What is wrong with some First Nations? I belong to one, but moved to a city close to Toronto because of all of the BS that comes with the "territory."

I love the reserve, but how does one move on to make things easier for this generation and the ones after us when nothing is being done now?

Why is the bigger percentage of the population still trying to commit suicide or not finish school? If you participate in your child's activities more often, he or she will learn to do this with the next generation, don't you think? My parents never finished school, but they had they're own way of teaching me the values a child needs to expand his or her mind.

At 38, my son is a man now. I can now finish my education and be a role model for my two-year-old grandson.

The struggles are still there. I know things are not easy. Living in a city, renting an apartment and going to school and having a job is still hard work.

I don't need the band office for this, since I had to do things myself. Chief and council can still manipulate the population and control who they can and still overpay themselves. I just got tired of their BS, that's all.

First Nations people are always asking for money... Where is it? The taxpayers are asking too. The bigger the money for reserves.... the bigger and better cars for chief and council and, of course, their immediate families.

So how are people supposed to survive if this goes on? I'm worried for the next generation of people. Right now they're kids, but they will start to worry if another corrupt nation is in office when they're ready for life as an adult.

-sent by e-mail to the editor, and was unsigned