Your opinion....why are they such a complete mess?
It’s a pretty long list. Above all there is just an atmosphere of hopelessness and low expectations that permeates the air. They just get by on land they were deposited on, little if any enterprise. There is some joy but is muted by no expectation of a better life coming down the road. Unless you are a tribe leader running a Casino of course.
Please see Post 19, gives some insight about the situation.
The depressing air you speak of I find to be a direct result of generations of entitlement.
“Longmire” series on Netflix...more for your money.
“They just get by on land they were deposited on, little if any enterprise. “
No one created an enterprise for the white man. He created it himself. Indians can do the same ting. No one is topping them, and they have loads of US cash to do it.