Shit Canadians say to Aboriginal Women

that poor woman sat and listened to the things said, you can see the hurt in her eyes. I have gotten (from the few that notice) things said to me as well. One guy asked me which reservation I grew up on and if I was able to leave because I "look white enough". Most of the natives that "look the part" that I have met are doctors, lawyers, artists, actors and actresses, bus drivers etc etc I met one man that wore his hair very long (to the butt region they made him cut it at one time) that was a war vet (he was a coder and from what the guy with him said a damn good one), had a masters in engineering but drove a semi for a living because no one believed he was that smart....The guy with him was a "poster boy" for the war they were in and didn't have to prove a thing while this native man had to prove he was worthy of even being a coder! Yall know how much work it is to be a coder..... Anyway, he was on the verge of retiring, not because of the treatment he received, because the truck drivers respected and even loved him BUT because he wanted to just go home and use his skills on his farm. Yes he had a farm but from what the guy with him said it was more high tech than anything he had seen! And yet, because this man was a native they treated him like crap and acted like he didn't know a dern thing!! I forget his name and the war he was in but he did have missing fingers and a limp from a blast that could have taken his life, the guy that was with him was the guy that saved his life, and his truck buddy to keep him awake "with his stupidly insane stories" (hey the native guy said it and the guy with him laughed his arse off). You could tell they both had seen things no one should, but they chose to be in good spirits about it. Then they started in on the "i wish more young'uns were like you" stuff. I think it was back when I was 12. Teir names may not have stuck but much of the story and amazing achievements of the native man did stick....also the blast they survived stuck with me. I even got a hug from the native man then the guy with him and was told by the guys daughter that they don't give hugs to just anybody!

We have homeless Vets but let's take care of OTHERS first. SMH!

Yeah... got Canadian vet friends... still mourning the Airborne Regt being disbanded... all the trouble with the antimalarial drug (mefloquine?) and it's disasterous psychological side-effects