Indigenous tribes in Vancouver are embarking on a significant real estate development project, constructing 13,000 homes and adding $15 billion to their real estate portfolio. This move has garnered mixed reactions, with some praising the economic benefits and partnership with aboriginal groups, while others express discomfort with the shift in power dynamics and urban development strategies.
The Sen̓áḵw development in Vancouver is too exciting. Native sovereignty over this land lets them avoid zoning nonsense and actually build housing for their people and others. @Khelsilem, any time you like we'd love to have you in class here at U of T! https://t.co/BgBQuUly0k
“Indigenous people as rights-holders, rather than recipients of Canadian largesse and tolerance, still makes some people uncomfortable.” Damn, they took “sovereignty” seriously! 😳 https://t.co/HNs4LnCjJL
Some of Vancouver's wealthiest and most progressive neighborhoods are realizing that the American Indians aren't satisfied with self-righteous platitudes and would rather build big. | @LutherAbel1 https://t.co/lcPptmJwVZ
Truly hilarious. First Nations tribes build on their land, and a white guy is upset that their dense urban housing doesn't use "Indigenous way[s] of building]! I say we land acknowledge parts of Brooklyn back to the Lenape and let them build cool skyscrapers. Take that NIMBYs! https://t.co/fEWsF74WoA https://t.co/rA6r5PvIZw
just imagining if the VCs who are trying to build that city of the future in the bay area really messed up by not first swinging way left and pushing for the reclamation of stolen lands with a backdoor handshake JV with a local tribe to fund the entire zoning free development https://t.co/8GsrGz4LVR
I sincerely believe that these projects will provide immense benefit to Vancouver and solidify aboriginal groups as partners who are serious about taking their rightful place in our cities, provinces, and nation through a meaningful and distinct presence. https://t.co/qq37iXCJu3
First nations bands going full-on capitalist property development is the most telling lesson in revealed preferences. Capitalism and development are good. They drive economic prosperity. I grew up in Vancouver and you can bet the neighbors opposed are white, educated, upper…
i love this story vancouver left nimbys supported indigenous peoples, expecting a noble savage return to wilderness the tribes are building 13K homes and adding $15B to their real estate portfolio now the left nimbys don’t like the indigenous peoples https://t.co/eFFedK0biC https://t.co/CTTJzBUvlQ https://t.co/JUfbc09b7n