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Stewart Bernard: I asked the question, where do reserves come from? And I’ve asked the question, but so far I haven’t gotten, I don’t have any answer for it, I haven’t had any answer for it. They took a piece of land and they set it aside for the natives. Where, did they get this piece of land to set aside for us? If, all the land belonged to the natives, where did they get it to set aside for us? Ask Indian Affairs, where did you get this piece of land that according to the Indian Act was taken and was set aside? Where did you get it? You took it from us and set it aside for us. Is that what you’re saying? What are you saying, where did you get this piece of land? Simple question isn’t it? Where did they get it? Mrs. Bernard: The word reserve is usually for animals, instead of community. A reserve is for animals. A community is people. So try to say, no, I’m from the Tobique Community, not Tobique Reserve. Or I’m from Madawaska.
