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Everyone and everything has been blamed for the depletion of the fish stocks, from seals to native fishermen. OK, so the natives have it better than any of the other fishermen. Who cares? There aren't enough native fishermen to deplete the stocks that quickly. I think the rest of us are to blame. Whites are mad because the natives are getting something they can't have and they say that's not fair. Newsflash people: fairness is only in the eyes of the beholder. Fighting over this issue is stupid. Natives have been fishing this way forever and they're not going to give it up without a fight. Would you? Fair or not, you can't ask these people to give up something that is so important to them. I know, fishing is important to everyone, especially on the Island, but what does it really hurt? Natives have been living on reserves and now we want to take them off, integrate them into society. That isn't going to happen in a few days. That will take years. I wouldn't want to give up that life. What's does the world have to offer them? Who knows, they're probably afraid to find out. If you gave five dollars to someone everyday of their life and then take it away without a good explanation, you're going to have one mad person. No matter what way you look at it, the answers don't look good. Maybe one is the better of two evils. Neither of the sides are ready for the fight that's coming. The natives will not give up their fishing rights and the non-native fishermen will not let them get away with fishing year round. They need to calm down and take the personal stuff out of it. The fight will not be pretty.
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