"Just as we think we’re making progress, another hate crime rears its ugly head. And this time, it’s against our children. Last week the Web site UsedWinnipeg.com ran an advertisement headlined “Native Extraction Service” with a photograph of three young Native boys. The service offered to round up and remove First Nations youth like wild animals, and “relocate them to their habitat.” The text of the ad read: “Have you ever had the experience of getting home to find those pesky little buggers hanging outside your home, in the back alley or on the corner??? Well fear no more, with my service I will simply do a harmless relocation. With one phone call I will arrive and net the pest, load them in the containment unit (pickup truck) and then relocate them to their habit.” They’re talking about our children. The message is clear: Native people are like pests or vermin, and can be disposed of by simply calling a free service to have them “extracted.”" Get the Story:
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