I have enough desire and ability to understand what the author wrote, but. I don't think that he desires to understand me.  Reconciliation is by definition a two-way street.  Every time a non-native and an aboriginal person connect positively, this is one thread in the fabric of reconciliation.

   I hold no brief for JAM,  and I agree with the writer on his dismissal of JAM as irrelevant.  But I don't care to be dictated to, and my thoughts and words are my own.  Don't tell me that any native man or woman would not listen to me!  Your model should  include both groups in a real reconciliation spirit.