The Importance Of Government In Harold Johnson's Novel

From the very first section of the novel, Harold Johnson shows himself to be a frank individual who doesn’t hesitate to share his opinion. Essentially, this quality attracted me most to this book as many individuals write about topics like these, but none I’ve come across have dared to speak and point their finger against our society, the government and the atrocious tactics implemented by them to maintain this capitalistic society. Throughout the semester, when we discussed Jim Pankiw and other such topics, I was always left wondering that if the government truly regrets their actions and wishes to help and elevate the Aboriginal population, why do they continue to act in ways that increases their dependence on the government? Providing some answers to my questions, Harold Johnson also says, “Now that you know, every day that it continues I can impute intention to you, Kiciwamanawak” (p. jdkhfa). As he continues expressing his perspectives, the importance of this …show more content…
I agree with this claim because through assertion of their “superiority” over others, Europeans have exploited entire races of people ranging from Africa to China. Noting the importance of the buffalo, they hunted it to extinction, hindering the chances of survival for Aboriginal, forcing them into signing Treaties. This continues even today as pharmaceutical companies and the government work to maximize profit on their products by using the vulnerabilities of people to their advantage. I believe that the institutions support this claim themselves as otherwise they would not be creating seven different tablets for one problem. I agree with his claim that “all of our needs are provided by this [Earth],” (dkfj), yet the society continues exploiting these resources for their own benefit almost to the point of