I sure hope you know about first nations peoples, what i was trying to say is if a first nation person whos ancestry is from canada, would they still pay less on taxes in the states. Or does it matter?
Why would a person's tax rate vary based on which country they immigrated from? Or perhaps I'm misinterpreting your comment?
[quote name='"SkadiVanir"'] I sure hope you know about first nations peoples, what i was trying to say is if a first nation person whos ancestry is from canada, would they still pay less on taxes in the states. Or does it matter?[/quote] No I didn't know but I looked it up on google and it is Canada that recognizes first nation people and I live in the US so I hadn't idea. But now that I know I'm 99% sure that if you move to the states you have to pay the same rate as everybody else in your state, county, and city.
Is "first nation" code for "citizen?" This doesn't make sense otherwise. And the answer is no, Americans don't get shit. No money no healthcare unless you can get on Medicaid in which case you upgrade from no care to shitty care.
[quote name='"Ironic"']Is "first nation" code for "citizen?" This doesn't make sense otherwise. And the answer is no, Americans don't get shit. No money no healthcare unless you can get on Medicaid in which case you upgrade from no care to shitty care.[/quote] Google first nation people
Well i didnt mean immigrated, i meant born there. in canada, (and im pretty sure in most of the states), first nations, aboriginals, indians, natives or what have you, depending on the % of native blood you have, you get to pay a certain amount less on taxes, and if you are full native, you pay much less to zero on taxes depending if you are living on a reserve or not. So, if your family is native canadian but you were born in the states, would that person have tax benefits in america?
I don't know the answer to this, but First Nations in Canada largely operate as dual-(non)citizens. They only need to show their band identification to cross the boarder. I can ask one of my friends tomorrow if you'd like. Again I do not know definitively, but I know several Iroquois who travels periodically back and fourth between the nations in NY and Ontario without any issues, so I'd wager the answer is yes. EDIT: Concerning the above post; In Canada, it's not "based on percentages", it's based on a half-ass colonial system that disenfranchises First Nation women. There are many non-status First Nation communities in Canada.
I don't believe so. I could be wrong, but I believe tribal benefits only apply to tribes in the "lower 48", and some tribes in Alaska. Tribes that are federally recognized by the United States: Category:Federally recognized tribes in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aside from being able to reap the benefits of affirmative action, I don't believe our nation's Native Americans receive any benefits or tax cuts unless they live on reservations, even then they probably aren't terribly significant anymore anyway. I'm sure that Canada's First People wouldn't get squat in the U.S. though.
That's fucked, I can't believe I didn't know that. My knowledge is a victim of the very boarders I scoff at I'm assuming the nations up in NY are generally self-sustaining communities? This would explain why my old mi'kmaq pal moved out to a nation in the Carolinas.
Yes, that'd definitely have helped. I don't think many in the U.S. have ever even heard the term "first people" in that context before.
[quote name='"Niveuspuer"'] Yes, that'd definitely have helped. I don't think many in the U.S. have ever even heard the term "first people" in that context before.[/quote] Lol I never had. I didn't even know what to think of that first post till op responded in the third post
Native American's have to pay income taxes, but reservations have the right to levy their own taxes - for example, they might have no sales tax (or a higher sales tax), etc. The only real "benefit" they really have are specific land rights outlined in specific treaties their tribe may have entered into with our government. They don't necessarily have to live on the reservation to receive those benefits. For example, my step-mother is a native american who hasn't lived on a reservation in 30+ years, but as part of an agreement with the state of Maine, she was given a plot of land (off of the reservation). Granted it was in the middle of the woods, on a pretty lake, but with no road access whatsoever, but it's hers- free and clear. My dad ended up building a road, and now they live out there.
we have different terms for them here in Manitoba too. theyre mostly racist, but the ones that arent are "native, indian, and aboriginal". youll never hear a person call them first nations people here in Manitoba.