text: At what point do we say that there is no chance of sustainable opportunity on these ancestral lands and stop throwing money at them? I know that gov's are wearing the guilt of a colonial past, but at some point don't we have to arrive at the conclusion that modern amenities and remote communities are mutually exclusive options?
  
  Is it not then incumbent upon the inhabitants of remote communities to decide to either live off the land exclusively or leave for a place with more opportunity?
  
  Would it not then stand to reason that government/taxpayer dollars are more effectively invested in skills training for those who opt to leave, as skills would be required for these migrants to integrate into modern society?  For those who wish to stay, apart from health care services (which should definitely be provided), wouldn't they have all that they desire/require?
  
  I'm not trying to be inflammatory.  I just think that treating symptoms rather than root-causes is an ineffective use of resources.