Potential Indigenous labour force should not be ignored – Producer

Aug 02, 2024

There are pools of workers right near many of these farms, but farmers don’t often look to them. They are often scared or dismissive of these workers.

They’re Indigenous.

The alienation between European-origin farmers and Indigenous communities goes way back to the beginnings of settlement and the numbered treaties, in which the focus was on establishing clear title on farmland for immigrants and providing protection and support for Indigenous bands.

The first part of that went well, with the western Canadian prairie becoming one of the most productive parts of the agricultural world.

The second part was only partially fulfilled, often betrayed and filled with contradictions.

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