The difference between an ordeal and an adventure is attitude- and I am afraid the narrative we consistently hear about from First Nations is that of the victim. The fact is: Canada is acclaimed by many around the world as one of the most inclusive, open and caring countries in existance. Were we the same 100 years ago- no- we have all evolved. I think it was about 90 years ago there was an ambush on the Oweekeno people by a neighboring First Nation that resulted in the slaughter of close to 75 men, women and children. Inconvenient as that is, it illustrates the state  of the existing FN  tribal order at that time. Nobody has asked why residential schools were necessary: perhaps because parents refused to educate their kids with the skills needed for a modern world. Another fact is: there is a seat, even a number of seats, reserved for FN on the leadership councils of this country. Hopefully more leaders will choose to move into them instead of dwelling on past injustices.