Wab Kinew is one of the most articulate, knowledgeable and confident representatives of Canada's indigenous people. Hearing him speak gives one hope that First Nations people have found a voice that may finally get the message across to all Canadians. And yes, he's got a great sense of humour....
LOL I love it when i gave him that necklace last summer i didn't think he was going to give it away. A true "indian giver" ayy lol. But it shows how us indigenous people want only to continue the generosity and good thought. The necklace i made with pipe bone beads real Nevada blue gem turquoise and white heart beads. I just felt compelled to give it to him because I'm proud of what he does. A good example for the youth. Good One musun lila waste-yelo wopila tanka.
Wab, you are awesome! My grandfather lost his status during the first world war and trying to go back to find information on his and his family has been a challenge. I can't wait to see your show.
My grandfather was put in a White school force to learn English ..He looked past it he was force to learn about Christ ..looked past it had no rights of a equal ...looked past it Joined the Canadian 3rd army to Fight against Nazi's as told they would take over Canada and we would all be forced to speaking German ..He fought and helped win the war came home and was told his benifits would be explained to him and the legion ..Natives were ban from entering Legions he never got them ..he looked pass it People today still think were all looking for some sort of pay out and we have full rights like any other Canadians My father told me it's not money in your hand its not pointing a finger it's learning to look past it And find the good family and others and defend in what you believe that makes you a warrior The fact that we have done are part to Speak English learn your culture and god fight wars of others as are own Many times over without benfits to are selfs Just to walk into a Legion or a store or office I walk with my chin high I'm proud of my background i'm Proud of The First Nation Cree
Good. Your grandfather is a hero in my books. But he doesn't deserve any special privileges today because of his race, neither do you. We should all be equal before each other and before the law.
Agreed. He is a visionary! He is opening up to people on both the conversation. Offering ways to look at a very old and stuck story. Plus he's young. And as he matures so has his message. Very cool guy.
what is it you like? his spouse abuse....criminal assaults,drug use,gang ties...or the fact he hid this from voters when he ran for office.....this puke is nothing more than a fucking thug....
Love his light. My first book assignment in grade 8, I did 'The autobiography of Malcom X' . Opened my eyes. Wab Kinew is a man with many talents. I hope to see him on politics.
Wab, you are a great role model for young Indian and Metis Men and Women across Canada! I am the Director of the Indian Metis Friendship Centre of Prince Albert Saskatchewan and the Indian Residential School IS responsible for making Survivors feel less than those that "civilized" them. Languages lost, forbidden. Children uprooted from their parents and their home, abuses, sexual, emotional, and physical. Post Traumatic Stress for sure...keep up the good work for those with no voices!!
not that hard to believe Canada was founded on racism the interest-conflicted influence-peddlers who warm the benches in the halls of pulic power typically have no moral/ethical integrity, nor honour they never actually address and correct grievous problems they only ever, given enough pressure, incrementally fix little bits and pieces while leaving gross problems and injustices intact
Wab is a great ambassador and role model for younger generations. It IS time to fix the relationship, residential schools are gone, lets scrap the indian act next. Google "Indian act in plain english". We don't need legislation and a government issued card to define who we are. We have art, music, culture and through education can offer a promising workforce. Scrapping the indian act will enable communities to work towards self sustainability and freedom from inefficient government control.
why are people on here hating on either side,this guy trys to put out a positive message and this is what we get.what a bunch of intelligent people you are.if your native and hate white people your just as guilty as a white person who hates a native.
@charleyhorse11 Indeed, a great speaker. He's very confident and I though his joke about "I'm gonna need that back at the end of the interview" was fantastic! Good on him.
Actually Native people working off-reserve do pay the exact same taxes as any other Canadian. There are no taxes for on-reserve jobs, then again there aren't a whole lot of those per reserve. Yes, Native people who buy houses in town pay all of the exact same taxes as you. My mother owns a house, she pays all the same taxes. Even the guy in the video payed the same taxes for his house. The 'special status' you complain about was something that was literally forced on us. Google 'Indian Act'.
@Mattson2071 I don't think that his choice of words were meant in any bad way, simply just a means of quickly bringing light to the struggle of the Anicinabe gaining recognition!
"get rid of the Indian act?" pfft! Your a role model Wab! NOT all first nations think its just a status card, there's a whole lot more to it, your a smart guy and you should know that!
the problem IS "economy" and "finance". how can you boil down spirit into economy and finance? That is not a language upon which to base any relationship. unless you want to write a contract. and it seems that was what the treaties were about and look what happened with that.
"Aboriginal" is NOT an incompassing word. It is a European word which suggests that someone that is AB-original, deviating from the normal: Abnormal; aboriginal. We should refer to ourselves as "Indigenous people" instead of "aboriginal people".
You do realize the Indian Act and the treaties are two different things right. No one is going to pull your status or treaty rights if the Indian Act is repealed. What will happen is a great free market for first nations like the ability to start businesses on reserves without seeking permission from Indian Affairs. Did you know if you grew produce on a reserve you couldn't sell it to a non Indian who lived off reserve. That the Indian Act not the treaties.
do you mean the original oral treaty agreements - before they were fraudulently turned into unconditional surrenders of all lands ? you mean the "as long as the sun shines and the rivers flow" and "to the depth of a plow" terms of the treaties ? You are right that the treaties and the Indian Act are different the treaties have never been fully honoured Fundamentally what needs to happen is formal acknowledgement of the Doctrine of Discovery which is the very foundation of Kanuckistan - and all of the Colonies turned Countries - and its formal repudiation and repeal
Off -reserve people get jobs, go to School,, and pay for own schooling after residential school. Jobs go Chiefs family, not qualified for the job. A reserve is living in property, even to this day, osctrazied, no growth. I am First Nations.😢
And why do you think that? Did you ever think about what the effect of a prevalent stereotype can be when it has existed for centuries, or the vicious cycle dynamic behind it?
I truly enjoyed everything Wab had to say and could easily get behind what he desires. He lost me when making the comment "does everybody just have to act white" .
The thing that bugs me is that if an Ottawa type visits the Estonian ambassadors house in Estonia, then the Ottawa type is full of diplomacy, courtesy, and fully recognizes the Estonian nation as a unique and worthy people!........Then, the Ottawa type comes back here and doesnt know squat about the SikSika or Cree's, etc, who might live 10 miles from his fancy house! And that twit is in the government bossing youre tribes!
He is wrong. First Nations people include status and non-status people, with or without Treaty relationships with the Crown. They total some 980,000 in Canada. Treaty entitlements are a matter of constitutional law, and not subject to the pre-or post 1982 statutes such as the Indian Act. Also, some Metis, as with some Inuit, hold pre-modern Treaty rights. A case in point is the people of NunatuKavut, in south-central Labrador, who are successors of the signatories of the 1765 and first and only British-Innuat treaty, at Pitt's Harbour, just north of Chateau Bay, Labrador.
Maybe Wab should educate himself on the Indian Act! Look pass the negative of the Act and see the positive! Right now the Indian Act is protecting our lands from the federal government!
maybe the oral treaty agreements need to be implemented in full - including reparations ? simply scrapping the Indian Act is too simplistic focusing on the "positive" aspects and ignoring the negative aspects is unwise
@TheEnneagram So what! The question was not why are first nations stereotypes prominent in ONLY Canada. Your only trying to weaken the value of this argument, which is what the dominant Caucasian race always does.
Umm, all white men should go back to their homeland? we are one race, one people, the First nations are called first nations because they were the first to live here. But they came across the land bridge from Asia looking for better hunting grounds - the "whites" were looking to do the same.
I love how immigrants like you think they own Canada and all resources the home of Natives.You brought nothing with you,everything you own comes from within Canada.It would have been nice if you brought your own money.
If you want to teach EVERYONE about who First Nations people's are we need to start to not call ourselves "Aboriginals" We are the "Originals" not an "ab" like abnormal.
oh crap, sorry I didn't know I was talking to a little kid! I hope your parents take your internet privileges away. For a second there I thought I was being negatively engaged by an adult. Damn kids.
I have to add this. Kinew is right to describe former residential school students who experienced horrific treatment while in a school as "survivors". But to describe EVERY former student in that way? Many, many First Nations students were not treated badly and many have said their experience was good. But their words are not finding their way into the media.
According to Wikipedia 37.5% of children taken to residential schools died. And most likely died horribly. They are survivors, barely. Would you willing send your child to a school there was an almost 40% chance that they would die? Aboriginal people were not given the right to say no. Think about that plz before you make comments saying im sure it wasn't so bad, some people survived so it couldn't be that bad. They are people just like you.
Sorry, Jesse, but Wikipedia says no such thing. A contributor to that site has provided the estimate that 4000 of the 150,000 children may have died while they were IRS students. Many of those children died from illnesses that were also ravaging their communities. At least the schools had medical facilities, and a careful study might very well show that a higher percentage of non-resident children died than those who were attending a residential school. There is far too much misinformation about regarding the IRS system -- a system which I do not defend. So verbal abuse directed at me is ill-considered.
Mark DeWolf The fact of this matter is, they were all taken from there homes (some children went into hiding, some were hidden). Even given the choice, most of those that have said their "experience was good" would've said no. Those people shouldn't haven't be forced. I agree, there is far too much misinformation....
I understand what you are saying, but they were not the only victims. research has shown that many of the issues associated with those living on or near reservations experienced some form of victimization of an inter-generational nature. it can even be connected to addictions...All together, i think you would enjoy some of the research, it is quite insightful. I suggest you look it up, i find a good read fun....the odd time ;P too many articles can make me sleepy :P depending on the author.
It is never "good" to generalize that a certain ethnic background all think and act the exact same way, especially by taking one caucasian person as an example of their whole entire race. It doesn't take much education to realize that. That is a very shallow way of thinking. And you think just because I think that, means I'm not an "ally" of my own native people? Again, that shows your inconsiderate way of thinking.
George says Wab is a successful musician? Based on what? Can't be sales. I saw a music video of his on the APTN channel and it was very demeaning towards women and it contained elements of American Hip Hop gang culture portrayed in it.
You gave your land away and 100 years later u want it back. Now u understand the phrase? Solution is remove the Indian act from the constitution and work and pay taxes like the rest of us that will fail u respect. Also don’t bully caucus members and threaten them to cover for your bad temper that causes u to assault others. Sound familiar sir?
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Wab Kinew is one of the most articulate, knowledgeable and confident representatives of Canada's indigenous people. Hearing him speak gives one hope that First Nations people have found a voice that may finally get the message across to all Canadians. And yes, he's got a great sense of humour....
So glad you got all that push to share your voice. Your speaking for us all now Bro
Wow! So blessed to have Wab as the now Manitoban Premier
LOL I love it when i gave him that necklace last summer i didn't think he was going to give it away. A true "indian giver" ayy lol. But it shows how us indigenous people want only to continue the generosity and good thought. The necklace i made with pipe bone beads real Nevada blue gem turquoise and white heart beads. I just felt compelled to give it to him because I'm proud of what he does. A good example for the youth. Good One musun lila waste-yelo wopila tanka.
Can you still make these necklaces
It's beautiful!
Thank you, Wab for being you and for sharing in your knowledge, wisdom, family, and in truth.
Wab, you are awesome! My grandfather lost his status during the first world war and trying to go back to find information on his and his family has been a challenge. I can't wait to see your show.
We are blessed to have this voice!
I like this very reasonable and articulate young man and his realistic suggestions for the way ahead.
I am impressed with this stellar person. He is talking about difficult things and doing it well.
My grandfather was put in a White school force to learn English ..He looked past it he was force to learn about Christ ..looked past it had no rights of a equal ...looked past it Joined the Canadian 3rd army to Fight against Nazi's as told they would take over Canada and we would all be forced to speaking German ..He fought and helped win the war came home and was told his benifits would be explained to him and the legion ..Natives were ban from entering Legions he never got them ..he looked pass it People today still think were all looking for some sort of pay out and we have full rights like any other Canadians My father told me it's not money in your hand its not pointing a finger it's learning to look past it And find the good family and others and defend in what you believe that makes you a warrior The fact that we have done are part to Speak English learn your culture and god fight wars of others as are own Many times over without benfits to are selfs Just to walk into a Legion or a store or office I walk with my chin high I'm proud of my background i'm Proud of The First Nation Cree
Good. Your grandfather is a hero in my books. But he doesn't deserve any special privileges today because of his race, neither do you. We should all be equal before each other and before the law.
I really like this guy, love his approach.
Agreed. He is a visionary! He is opening up to people on both the conversation. Offering ways to look at a very old and stuck story. Plus he's young. And as he matures so has his message. Very cool guy.
what is it you like? his spouse abuse....criminal assaults,drug use,gang ties...or the fact he hid this from voters when he ran for office.....this puke is nothing more than a fucking thug....
@@augiedoggie8814 do you even listen to what he has to say, or just get scared by the scary PC propaganda puked out during the last election?
Wab is such an inspiration. Thank you for all you’re doing.
Chi Miigwetch for telling this history and working so hard to fix it !
I love that he says 'My people'. Beautiful!
Love his light. My first book assignment in grade 8, I did 'The autobiography of Malcom X' . Opened my eyes. Wab Kinew is a man with many talents. I hope to see him on politics.
You got your wish!
A voice to create clear communication which avoids misunderstanding which ultimately avoids conflict! YAY! 🌞🕉✌️
I really want Wab to come out with a new version of 8th Fire.
you are awesome and thank you for being such an awesome voice and educator. I am white and trying to learn as much as my brain can take.
The story of your father is truly heartbreaking. So sorry.
I met him on Thursday during a Native studies school trip to Loyalist collage
I love Kinew and Strombo! Just FYI I care!
Such an inspiration!
Yeah OK. A DUI and multiple assault convictions. Also a serious misogynist.
Wab, you are a great role model for young Indian and Metis Men and Women across Canada! I am the Director of the Indian Metis Friendship Centre of Prince Albert Saskatchewan and the Indian Residential School IS responsible for making Survivors feel less than those that "civilized" them. Languages lost, forbidden. Children uprooted from their parents and their home, abuses, sexual, emotional, and physical. Post Traumatic Stress for sure...keep up the good work for those with no voices!!
its hard to believe the last residential school was only closed in 1996
Hakon.....Hard to believe that residential SCHOOLS are compared to concentration camps.Hyperbole sure works for more government grants.
You should watch the movie/documentary "we were children" about those Canada 'schools'
@@augiedoggie8814 why is it so hard, careful what you say!
not that hard to believe
Canada was founded on racism
the interest-conflicted influence-peddlers who warm the benches in the halls of pulic power
typically have no moral/ethical integrity, nor honour
they never actually address and correct grievous problems
they only ever, given enough pressure, incrementally fix little bits and pieces
while leaving gross problems and injustices intact
Thank you
Education is key!
"Get rid of the Indian Act" YES!!!!!!
No
Props Wab...Your hitting the nail on the head
Wab is a great ambassador and role model for younger generations. It IS time to fix the relationship, residential schools are gone, lets scrap the indian act next. Google "Indian act in plain english". We don't need legislation and a government issued card to define who we are. We have art, music, culture and through education can offer a promising workforce. Scrapping the indian act will enable communities to work towards self sustainability and freedom from inefficient government control.
why are people on here hating on either side,this guy trys to put out a positive message and this is what we get.what a bunch of intelligent people you are.if your native and hate white people your just as guilty as a white person who hates a native.
@charleyhorse11 Indeed, a great speaker. He's very confident and I though his joke about "I'm gonna need that back at the end of the interview" was fantastic! Good on him.
Actually Native people working off-reserve do pay the exact same taxes as any other Canadian. There are no taxes for on-reserve jobs, then again there aren't a whole lot of those per reserve.
Yes, Native people who buy houses in town pay all of the exact same taxes as you. My mother owns a house, she pays all the same taxes. Even the guy in the video payed the same taxes for his house.
The 'special status' you complain about was something that was literally forced on us. Google 'Indian Act'.
@Mattson2071 I don't think that his choice of words were meant in any bad way, simply just a means of quickly bringing light to the struggle of the Anicinabe gaining recognition!
Premier and maybe one day Prime Minister. He's so awesome.
Friggin' Awesome WAB KINEW!
"get rid of the Indian act?" pfft! Your a role model Wab! NOT all first nations think its just a status card, there's a whole lot more to it, your a smart guy and you should know that!
the problem IS "economy" and "finance". how can you boil down spirit into economy and finance? That is not a language upon which to base any relationship. unless you want to write a contract. and it seems that was what the treaties were about and look what happened with that.
"Aboriginal" is NOT an incompassing word. It is a European word which suggests that someone that is AB-original, deviating from the normal: Abnormal; aboriginal. We should refer to ourselves as "Indigenous people" instead of "aboriginal people".
I agree with the comment that says you need to go into politics! Definitely!
@Mattson2071 But yah he's a great voice and so glad he's there voicing for my people:D
You do realize the Indian Act and the treaties are two different things right. No one is going to pull your status or treaty rights if the Indian Act is repealed. What will happen is a great free market for first nations like the ability to start businesses on reserves without seeking permission from Indian Affairs. Did you know if you grew produce on a reserve you couldn't sell it to a non Indian who lived off reserve. That the Indian Act not the treaties.
do you mean the original oral treaty agreements - before they were fraudulently turned into unconditional surrenders of all lands ?
you mean the "as long as the sun shines and the rivers flow" and "to the depth of a plow" terms of the treaties ?
You are right that the treaties and the Indian Act are different
the treaties have never been fully honoured
Fundamentally what needs to happen is formal acknowledgement of the Doctrine of Discovery which is the
very foundation of Kanuckistan - and all of the Colonies turned Countries - and its formal repudiation and repeal
Yay ❤now he's first First Nations premier of Manitoba!
Clarence Louie that's the native you need to look up people
the problem with that is that without the act there is no way for first nations to get what was promised to them by treatys
if that was going to happen it should of happened a long time ago
Off -reserve people get jobs, go to School,, and pay for own schooling after residential school.
Jobs go Chiefs family, not qualified for the job. A reserve is living in property, even to this day, osctrazied, no growth. I am First Nations.😢
ACTUALLY I live in one of those provinces where theres HST and we only pay provincial tax still.
Can I ask what province you are in?
And why do you think that? Did you ever think about what the effect of a prevalent stereotype can be when it has existed for centuries, or the vicious cycle dynamic behind it?
I have a 4 jobs, pay the same taxes, own my house and pay property taxes. I also volunteer, when I can find time.
I truly enjoyed everything Wab had to say and could easily get behind what he desires. He lost me when making the comment "does everybody just have to act white" .
500 years ...
READ: A Country Nourished on Self-Doubt and go to Ch. 15....NUFF SAID!
The thing that bugs me is that if an Ottawa type visits the Estonian ambassadors house in Estonia, then the Ottawa type is full of diplomacy, courtesy, and fully recognizes the Estonian nation as a unique and worthy people!........Then, the Ottawa type comes back here and doesnt know squat about the SikSika or Cree's, etc, who might live 10 miles from his fancy house! And that twit is in the government bossing youre tribes!
exactly
pretentious self-important poseurs with no moral/ethical integrity
He is wrong. First Nations people include status and non-status people, with or without Treaty relationships with the Crown. They total some 980,000 in Canada. Treaty entitlements are a matter of constitutional law, and not subject to the pre-or post 1982 statutes such as the Indian Act.
Also, some Metis, as with some Inuit, hold pre-modern Treaty rights. A case in point is the people of NunatuKavut, in south-central Labrador, who are successors of the signatories of the 1765 and first and only British-Innuat treaty, at Pitt's Harbour, just north of Chateau Bay, Labrador.
such a herod of his youtube channel. now will he run a campaign to put back his mother statue of pay for it ?
Kichi nas keep it up
He's a tall man.
@Mattson2071 I don't think he's trying to call being white an act, but saying that he needs to change who he is to become television-friendly.
Stereotypes of First Nations people are prominent everywhere, not just Canada.
feeling triggered that you need to evade your discomfort ?
"NOT ALL CANADIANS" ?
Maybe Wab should educate himself on the Indian Act! Look pass the negative of the Act and see the positive! Right now the Indian Act is protecting our lands from the federal government!
maybe the oral treaty agreements need to be implemented in full - including reparations ?
simply scrapping the Indian Act is too simplistic
focusing on the "positive" aspects and ignoring the negative aspects is unwise
@TheEnneagram So what! The question was not why are first nations stereotypes prominent in ONLY Canada. Your only trying to weaken the value of this argument, which is what the dominant Caucasian race always does.
Umm, all white men should go back to their homeland? we are one race, one people, the First nations are called first nations because they were the first to live here. But they came across the land bridge from Asia looking for better hunting grounds - the "whites" were looking to do the same.
I love how immigrants like you think they own Canada and all resources the home of Natives.You brought nothing with you,everything you own comes from within Canada.It would have been nice if you brought your own money.
Fuk that's a good point, thx
Okay man why not respond to everyone else replying to you?
sorry, I don't feed trolls.
If you want to teach EVERYONE about who First Nations people's are we need to start to not call ourselves "Aboriginals" We are the "Originals" not an "ab" like abnormal.
There is corruption everywhere...Every human has the propensity to make human errors..."That is why they put erasers on pencils." 🕉
oooh land bridge.. yet there are artifacts being found across north american older than 12,000 years old.
What about the law's he broke
Yes, there is a reason: people that believe bullshit/stereotypes without even questioning them.
mandrix I
such a narrow minded response to such a complex issue.
oh crap, sorry I didn't know I was talking to a little kid! I hope your parents take your internet privileges away. For a second there I thought I was being negatively engaged by an adult. Damn kids.
Lol neechie power
I have to add this. Kinew is right to describe former residential school students who experienced horrific treatment while in a school as "survivors". But to describe EVERY former student in that way? Many, many First Nations students were not treated badly and many have said their experience was good. But their words are not finding their way into the media.
According to Wikipedia 37.5% of children taken to residential schools died. And most likely died horribly. They are survivors, barely. Would you willing send your child to a school there was an almost 40% chance that they would die? Aboriginal people were not given the right to say no. Think about that plz before you make comments saying im sure it wasn't so bad, some people survived so it couldn't be that bad. They are people just like you.
Sorry, Jesse, but Wikipedia says no such thing. A contributor to that site has provided the estimate that 4000 of the 150,000 children may have died while they were IRS students. Many of those children died from illnesses that were also ravaging their communities. At least the schools had medical facilities, and a careful study might very well show that a higher percentage of non-resident children died than those who were attending a residential school. There is far too much misinformation about regarding the IRS system -- a system which I do not defend. So verbal abuse directed at me is ill-considered.
Mark DeWolf The fact of this matter is, they were all taken from there homes (some children went into hiding, some were hidden). Even given the choice, most of those that have said their "experience was good" would've said no. Those people shouldn't haven't be forced. I agree, there is far too much misinformation....
I understand what you are saying, but they were not the only victims. research has shown that many of the issues associated with those living on or near reservations experienced some form of victimization of an inter-generational nature. it can even be connected to addictions...All together, i think you would enjoy some of the research, it is quite insightful.
I suggest you look it up, i find a good read fun....the odd time ;P too many articles can make me sleepy :P depending on the author.
just another revisionist racist prick attempting to assuage your share of collective guilt
It is never "good" to generalize that a certain ethnic background all think and act the exact same way, especially by taking one caucasian person as an example of their whole entire race. It doesn't take much education to realize that. That is a very shallow way of thinking. And you think just because I think that, means I'm not an "ally" of my own native people? Again, that shows your inconsiderate way of thinking.
So much racism and discrimination on both sides of the coin!
Given Kinew's record it's easy to see where stereotypes come from.
pffffft
stereotypes arise from ignore-ance and bigotry which you exemplify
George says Wab is a successful musician? Based on what? Can't be sales.
I saw a music video of his on the APTN channel and it was very demeaning towards women and it contained elements of American Hip Hop gang culture portrayed in it.
what do you imagine your point might be?
would you even consider presenting it in a coherent fashion ?
That's unfair to generalize all Caucasians like that. :( and this is also coming from someone of First Nations background.
You gave your land away and 100 years later u want it back. Now u understand the phrase? Solution is remove the Indian act from the constitution and work and pay taxes like the rest of us that will fail u respect. Also don’t bully caucus members and threaten them to cover for your bad temper that causes u to assault others. Sound familiar sir?
the cbc now thats a waste of tax dollars.if it went off the air tomorrow would you really care.
maybe anything better than commercial lowbrow shlock makes your brain hurt
and yet here you are watching - and hating
Socialist NDP Good luck hope he does good unlike other NDP'S
He shoulda wore the necklace :/