Presented as the eyes, ears, and voice for the Canadian Armed Forces in the Canadian Arctic, Canadian Rangers within the first Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (1CRPG) are applauded as being positive and progressive examples of state-Indigenous relations. Located in almost 70 communities across the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, the Yukon and Atlin, British Columbia (BC), Canadian Rangers in 1CRPG are viewed as a critical part of the arctic defense strategy and a cheap and easy way to maintain arctic sovereignty, especially in predominately Indigenous communities in the high arctic. Focusing on how Rangers and Ranger Instructors talk and think about the pay system, this article examines how value is ascribed to Rangers depending on their ability and desire to financially invest in the organization. Studying the polarity, this article analyzes how the military—which prides itself on employing Indigenous people as part of arctic defense—reinforces colonial ideologies and relational structures of Indigenous communities' dependence on state aid. However, this, I argue, further entrenches dangerous colonial stereotypes that (Indigenous) members make poor economic choices and are thus responsible for continuing their ongoing poverty and inferiority.

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军事财富：金钱如何塑造加拿大护林员之间的原住民与国家关系

第一个加拿大游骑兵巡逻队（1CRPG）中的加拿大游骑兵被视为加拿大武装部队在加拿大北极地区的眼睛、耳朵和声音，被誉为国家与原住民关系的积极和进步的典范。1CRPG 中的加拿大游骑兵分布在西北地区、努纳武特地区、育空地区和阿特林、不列颠哥伦比亚省 (BC) 的近 70 个社区，被视为北极防御战略的重要组成部分，也是维护北极主权的廉价而简单的方法，尤其是位于北极地区以土著社区为主的地区。本文重点关注流浪者和流浪者教练如何谈论和思考薪酬体系，探讨如何根据流浪者对组织进行财务投资的能力和愿望来赋予其价值。本文通过研究极性，分析了以雇用原住民作为北极防御的一部分而自豪的军队如何强化殖民意识形态和原住民社区对国家援助依赖的关系结构。然而，我认为，这进一步巩固了危险的殖民刻板印象，即（土著）成员做出了糟糕的经济选择，因此应对持续的贫困和自卑负有责任。