text: Thanks for stating your experiences.
  I disagree that any outside intervention will work in the long term. The problem ? As long as the money is "free" and distributed to the band council instead of individual members there will be no sense of responsibility for anything. Secondly there is no private property ownership and the implied economic power and basis for democracy. The reserve dysfunction originates because there is no culture of self reliance and achievement. Regrettable these controversial impediments to progress are never elucidated in the media ( e.g. G&M censorship ) thus not debated in any constructive environment. The FN enclaves are NOT self reliant and sovereign nations - no matter how politically wonderful that sounds. All Canadians wish that issues such as youth suicides and FN women leaving reserves would be addressed and eliminated. But nothing will change until the FN Industry is seen for what it actually is - an impediment to progress. 
  >$12B/yr. wasted