| From: | Christopher C Mooney <ccmooney@********.CA> |
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| Subject: | Native Amer. Nations Population Figures |
| Date: | Thu, 5 Oct 1995 12:56:04 -0400 |
seemingly inflated population figures that are included in the facts and
figures. Many of them claim numbers in the tens of millions, a figure
which is ridiculous given their current numbers. Here in Canada I
believe that just over 1% of our entire population is full blooded.
(Let's say roughly 275 000 from a Canadian total pop. of ~28 million.) I
_assume_ that the percentage would be similar south of the border,
thereby equating to roughly 2.5 - 3 million. Even if one is to include
the Metis and non-status Native American populations for both countries,
surely they couldn't total more than, say, 7-8 million? Yet most of the
N.A.N.'s by 2050 have between 5 and 60 million inhabitants. I'm as
willing as anyone to let small game discrepancies go by unchecked but
this is preposterous. Even allowing for 70 years of optimal pop. growth,
there's still no chance of even coming close to the numbers.
I know that the first point most of you will present is the presence
of the "pink-skinned" tribe members, but there's no way that these alone
can account of the totals - if they did, the N.A.N.'s would again find
themselves overwhelmed by a sea of non-natives.
If anyone has any enlightening points on this issue, I'd
appreciate reading any well-reasoned arguments. Or perhaps I'm simply
overlooking some terribly obvious element which neatly explains it all.
On a second unrelated point, after having filled up two +
screens, I would like to make a plea for brevity to this group. There is
nothing more irritating (and TIME CONSUMING!) then to have to scroll
through screen after screen of unedited discussion merely to read
someone's two-line comment. (And often a snide one at that.) I'd love it
if people could make a greater use of that 'cut text' options that most
must have.
Cheers,
Japes.
