FN NZ v CA

During boring parts of driving I quizzed ChatGPT about FN relations in NZ vs CA. The more I think about this topic, the more interesting it is. I did not attempt to verify any of what ChatGPT says; for something like this, my feeling is it's reliable enough. This is what I understood:

1. In both countries, FN still have lots of social problems and such, way above, proportionally, the non-FN population; it's hard to say that either country is ahead in this aspect.

2. NZ signed a single super-important treaty a while back and have made many cash payments. By contrast, CA treaties have been piecemeal.

3. NZ and CA both have made cash payments. CA has also "granted" (returned?) territory and a degree of self-government; NZ has neither (eg. there is no concept of a "FN reserve" in NZ).

4. Instead, NZ is much more oriented towards shared management treaties and agreements, eg. a given chunk of land might be NZ, period, but, managed under an agreement giving both NZ and the FN equal say in how that land is used.

5. If I got this right, NZ has about 50 electoral ridings plus 7 that are FN-specific. Maori can elect to vote in one or the other. I'm not sure, but I assume they overlap and both groups cover the whole country, but, I'm not sure about that.

6. Probably mentioned this before but Aus recently had a referendum on granting FN a fixed # of seats in parliament. I know nothing of the details, but I do know that it was resoundingly defeated.

7. As a % of population, FN in NZ is 2x-3x Canada.

8. I forgot to ask about special rights given to FN. Maybe tomorrow ;)

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