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But hey, no big deal, they're, like, attuned with the earth or some other primitivist bullshit.

I don't think he was spouting "primitivist bullshit" as you so eloquently put it. He was attesting to the adaptiveness of his people and their capabilities to survive in a changing environment. He expressed concern about the industrial societies that are not paying attention to the side effects of pollution. Doesn't sound primitivist to me.

"Fuzzy dolphins", good one that! What can one say in reply?

"Driven South". Great observation. Well thought out. Considering that the Inuit population and polar bear distribution areas almost completely overlap, the bears must be moving south from a hitherto unknown location near Alert. Also, if melting ice is the problem then you would think the bears would be going North, not South. You might want to look at a couple of maps and then redraw your conclusions:

http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ai/rs/pubs/images/fg2-eng.gif (Inuit settlements in Canada)
http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/polar-bears/maps-and-trackers/population-and-distribution (Polar bear distribution)

Also, understand that although the Inuit population is widely distributed and has low density, they communicate and stay in touch quite effectively.

Your opinions are excellent examples of what he said he has experienced: condescension and dismisiveness from people who do not have the benefit of his life experience or knowledge of his people's history.

Read http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ai/mr/nr/m-a2007/2-2891-m_rprt-eng.pdf . Yes, cost of living is a big issue but so is rampant unemployment, low levels of education, lack housing and poor health care. Decreasing the transport cost of goods will do little to fix these issues.

My comment was to point out the same thing you are; talking in "certainties and absolutes" is misleading. It appeared to me like the original article was trying to say that decreased transport costs would fix all the issues in Nunavit. It may help some of them but it will not fix all of them.

And as it happens, the government, or at least parts of it, still use WordPerfect extensively.

Actually I don't know any Canadian federal department that still uses WordPerfect, heck I don't even know if the last version works under Windows XP. That's not to say some underfunded group like Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Parks Canada, or Canadian Wildlife Service doesn't.

Treasury Board and nearly everyone in Ottawa (nation's capital) uses MS Office as a corporate standard.

The department I've associated with uses MS Office nationally, but my small group uses OpenOffice internally. I don't even run MS-Window on my desktop or laptop.

Environment Canada, Department of National Defence, Communications Security Establishment, and I believe the Coast Guard have groups or divisions that use Linux or *BSD (OpenBSD for certain), and tools like KDE, GNOME, Apache, Tomcat, Perl, PHP, GCC, netfilter, pf, OpenSSH, Squid, bind, and plenty of other common open source / Free Software for desktops (think engineering workstatons, not too many office PCs), and servers.

Mutually agreed upon binding arbitration != Britain officially adopts Sharia law

I've heard these alternative court systems have worked well.

Triple my bodymass in grams of protein is 726.75 grams of protein.

Sorry. 2.5x the "high protein" diet.

Back to your enumerated points (I'm focusing on your ridiculously-off-the-charts-high-protein/low carb/low fat diet)

Do you have Inuit genetics? Whoops.
Do you eat large amounts of seal blubber and other fats like the Inuit? Whoops.
Do you eat the mere ~100 grams of protein and ~200 grams of carbohydrate that the Inuit eat per day? Whoops.
Do you have Maasai genetics? Whoops.
Do you eat the very high-fat diet of the Maasai -- so high fat that a common treat for kids is fat boiled in water? Whoops.
Do you have Bantu genetics? Whoops.
"Northern" and "Southern" indians are not technical terms. Whoops. Did you mean to refer to a particular study or were you pulling that out of a hat?
Do you have any native american genetics from any group? Whoops.
Are you of the mistaken notion that people of different genetic makeups process foods the same? Big whoops. (ever heard of "lactose intolerance"? "Lactose tolerance" is an evolutionary adaptation developed in cultures whose diet included dairy. Cultures adapt to their native diets)
Have there been a ridiculously large number of studies on the negative effects of saturated fats? Whoops.

My average training week includes 30mins of weight lifting upon waking, 1hour of training for lunch, and 1 hour of weights/football/throwing everyday for 4 weeks.

That's it? You eat 600 grams of protein per day and that's all you do? For God's sake!

Look, you're free to destroy your body against the recommendations of all major medical organizations who've commented on high protein diets (and by "high protein", they're typically talking about 1g/lb, not 2.5g/lb). But don't try and pretend that it's somehow natural or good for you.

Then why, does Canada still have a Department of Indian and Northern Affairs? There's about 10 different names for this group of people. Aboriginals, Native Canadians, Indians, First Nations, Native Americans (America is all of North and South America, not just the US) and a few others I am forgetting.

Not really - Please cite your source.

Although their fingers are in there a little, their participation is minimal. If you're looking for "clean diamonds", Canada is the way to to go:

Canada's current production comes from two mines: the Ekati Mine, owned by BHP-Billiton (80%), Chuck Fipke (10%) and Stewart Blusson (10%), has over 100 kimberlite pipes on its property, of which eight are considered economically viable and will likely be mined. The projected mine life for Ekati is 21 years (including the past five years of production,) and is expected to produce a gross value of approximately $9.5 billion (C).

During its initial three years of operation, BHP Diamonds Inc. (now BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc.) sold 35% of its production to the De Beers Diamond Trading Company (DTC). That contract ended in 2002 and BHP-Billiton markets most of its all Canadian production on the open market.

source: http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ps/nap/diamin/dianarr_e .html

It was my understanding that in the US -- Much like in Canada, the Health Care "system" is actually a hodge-podge of state-run systems, and that not all will offer the same subsidies nor the same costs.

In Ontario, there are many people being told they won't funded for live saving medicine. Here is more info

That being said, isn't that boy an Aboriginal Canadian? He should then be covered by the Federal Government ("Indian Affairs"), and then subject to a whole hacky-sack of MORE RESTRICTIVE regulation on medicine than the already deprived Canadian public have to deal with. Nevermind the fact that it's the deal the Crown gave Aboriginals for taking their country away and putting them on per-capita smaller reserves than in the US. More Info

I have a cousin in Arizona. He goes to the free clinic, cuz he can't afford the expensive Health Care. He gets good service and has never been turned away from anything.

It's not perfect, and I agree it's not the best situation. But in Canada there are people told they won't have their Cancer treated because they are Statistically not optimal candidates . So what do people like this do???

They go to well-known Cancer Treatment centers in the US, and pay thousands to have their LIVES SAVED.

Until you've been told you have Cancer, or worse, and then are told you need to wait 6-14 weeks for an MRI and then another 4-8 weeks for surgery... you have no idea how friggered up the Canadian Health Care system is.

Been there. Done that.

Now, as an aside, if your bro' in Phoenix was told to pay over $500 a month for wifes coverage, she probably had a pre-existing condition. I agree, that is garbage, cuz she was probably dropped by someone else. That's the problem that needs to be addressed in the US. Keep in mind that many US states subsidize lower to middle income people in order that they can get on the medicare roles. Others, like Oregon Health Plan are state-sponsored health, and somewhat similar to those systems in Canada and other countries.

Now, getting back on point; Canada has no selective service, because it has no Army (none to speak of, anyway). How would they fund the processing of those potential recruits, when they can't even get a Gun Registry to work???

Now, my last question: WTF does all this have to do with the DMCA? Talk about wandering off the thread!!!!