How Have People Reconciled Nationalist and Non-Nationalist Loyalties?
An example of the reconciliation of national loyalties in Canada is the Statement of Reconciliation, which was developed from the verdict reached by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. They concluded that the actions of governments towards the aboriginal people of Canada in the past, were wrong. The act of reconciliation was that the government admitted they were wrong and worked at settling land claims. However this process was a long one and not much change occurred. And considering how much was taken from them, I think a lot more could have been done, on the governments part, to restore these things that were taken from First Nations, like land and culture. Past governments have destroyed the relationship between Canada and the First Nations people who call it home, I believe that now, after admitting they were wrong, the government should make a better effort to repair this crucial relationship to the identity and nationalism of Canada.
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