Ending the Land Claims Mess in 3 Steps

Of course, it won't be satisfying to those with a vested interest in altering the balance of government power and the redistribution of wealth and real estate, but it strikes at the heart of the matter and is the only way of "resolving" the issue to the least detriment of all innocent parties concerned.

1. Abolish the racist Indian Act.

2. Dissolve the Department of Indian and Northern affairs and end the reserve system.

3. Currently, approximately 11% of the land mass in Ontario (example) is privately owned; the remaining 89% either houses government bureaucracy or federally administered "crown lands" (the bulk of the land being the latter). Open all such land to private homesteading, and amend the Bill Of Rights to acknowledge full property rights for all Native *individuals*, including the right of homesteading and voluntary (not managed by the state) mutual aid associations.

Done. Cost to the taxpayer: $0