Q13

[LSAT-Chang]

I picked (E) over (B), but now that I look at it, is (E) wrong because of the word "joint ownership"? or "expand the concept of private property to include..."? I didn't choose (B) just because I felt like it was just a chunk of the very last long sentence and not really a "synthesis".

[timmydoeslsat]

E is not good because of it stating the conflict illustrates the need to expand the concept of private property.

That idea is not supported in the passage. Instead of expanding the concept of private property, the author seems to be more in favor of simply recognizing the concept of collective ownership, as this would be a fair way to meet the legal needs of the Native Canadians.

The Native Canadians' legal system recognize this concept, but Canadian law does not recognize this. This puts Native Canadians at a huge disadvantage because the way the law is written favors those who have essentially grown up with different views of property than that of the Natives. The Natives did not need paperwork, which is what Canadian law requires. Thus, many Native Canadian artifacts are being given to people who truly are not the owners of that property, but rather owners of pieces of paper that are congruent with Canadian law.