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Originally Posted by Stuart Fedak

Well Rob, I suggest that you do more reading to understand the contributions of many First Nations people in WWI and WWII. You could have selected a better reference to describe Tommy Prince. I am not really sure what you meant by "he later fell into the stereotypes of the Manitoba Native".

According to my father, First Nations soldiers were treated as equals in the army, and were promoted on merit. The problem came when coming home to Canada, where things had not really changed for the First Nations people.


Stuart

Stuart
I am talking about his post service life, and not his service contributions, where he, and others, shone.

This is not the place to get into the stereotypes, but suffice to say that Mr Prince fell into a cycle of despondency.

It always struck me as unfair that two soldiers giving equal service were treated so differently when they came back. The native was told to go to Indian Affairs, where I take it they got no special treatment, while the non-native was given the benefits available to veterans. Programs like the veterans land act were not made available to the native veteran.