First Nation people were the original people of this land. And from the history, it is not difficult to find that the First Nations was treated unequally. Essentially, it is about people who took over the land and occupied it. The Indian Act of 1876, has entirely separated First Nation people out of the Canadian community. However, as it mentioned in the article, it is kind of two sides relationship. One side, they’re treated unfairly, for example, loosing their land, putting their kids into residential schools, and losing their cultural, but on the other side, they had the benefit of tax exemption in the reserved area.

Nowadays, more and more companies expanding in the First Nation area and creating a lot benefits for their companies as well as the First Nation people. Aboriginal companies earned over $3.7 millions with the oil sands companies in eleven years. It shows that in cooperation with other big companies, aboriginal companies can make a profit and also make their native land better. For example, Fort Chipewyan, grew to a company with 4,000 employees, compares to years ago it was only a small company. And First Nation people don’t have to pay the same amount of tax which also makes it easier to expand its own company.

Work Cited

Montpetit, Isabelle. “Background: The Indian Act.” CBCnews. CBC/Radio Canada, 14 July 2011. Web. 5 Oct. 2014. <http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/background-the-indian-act-1.1056988>.

“First Nations Businesses.” www.edmontonjournal.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Oct. 2014. <http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/First+Nations+Businesses/9283744/story.html?__federated=1>.

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