The Kalash aren't really endangered by the Taliban because they live in the Chitral valley region which is up in the Northern Areas.
But their incredibly low population has made their culture and spirituality endangered. Even other minorities in Pakistan are not endangered in numbers as the Kalash are.
More than half of them have been forcefully converted to Islam.
My reasons for shifting them to Canada are the following:
-Canada has a large agricultural industry and the Kalash being farmers can get decent jobs in this field with their experience.
-Canadian laws don't allow forceful conversion by any means, so the Kalash wont be forced to give up their culture or religion. Pakistani laws might be secular, but the Kalash are sometimes forced to convert themselves to Islam in hopes of finding better opportunities. This will not be the case in Canada.
-Canada is a huge country with a small population most of it is empty, so if Kalash are placed in a low density farming area, they won't be threatened because there really is no one around to threaten them and they'll have plenty of space for themselves.
-Canada's government pays people to have children to keep the population stable since population is close to nothing for a country it's size. This way the Kalash can benefit from increasing their population.
Once their population is stabilized, many may choose to return to Pakistan, but anytime they feel the need to return Canada, they can because they have a well established colony.
-Canada has cold winters and the Kalash coming from a cold part of Pakistan with similar winters will have little difficulty adjusting to the climate.
Even if this is all temporarily, it's the only way to save them and their culture (ours too since our ancestors practiced similar cultures/religions).
The practices and traditions of the Kalash have been protected for centuries outside of foreign interference and may hold key to learning more about Pakistan's pre-Islamic history.
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