I guess, from the non-PC point of view, if you want to live ‘the old ways’ then quit whining about how poor you are, and that the only way you an have happiness is to take money from the US taxpayer. If you are poor, then this is your personal choice. “Man Up” and take some personal responsibility for your sitation.
I get tired of seeing the Native Americans whine about how poor and down-trodden they are, when the fact is that they are simply too lazy and unmotivated to improve their lot in life. It’s easier to steal, than to build something yourself.
If we can’t retreat from our treaties, then we should honor them to the letter of the law, and not once cent more.
It really is a lot more complicated than that. A lot depends upon the tribal leadership and whether they have embraced any kind of free enterprise. In the Navajo rez, it is desolation until you pull into Kayenta, which is a political sub-unit of the Navajo Nation with an elected counsil and an appointed manager - and it has thriving business that are clean and well-kept. It's amazing what profit can do for motivation - in other words, if you work, you get to keep most of what you earn instead of owing most of it to corrupt officials.