"It's been good for nobody; the reservations are either dirt-poor and decrepit, where there is no gambling, or corrupt and dependent on human decadence, where there is gambling. "
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Brouzho..!!
Well........I happen to be of some Indian blood...And I'm a enrolled member of a American Indian Tribe. I also happen to live on a rez. It's not the rez of my tribe...but another.
It also happens...that most Indians on this rez..are neither dirt-poor or decrepit. It also happens that they aren't anymore or less corrupt or dependent than other forms ( County, City, State, Federal..) of government are.
I would peacefully suggest..that you have painted with a great big broad brush. You might be surprised.....what you actually find, if you were to investigate. Maybe you are only repeating what you have heard. Maybe you only know what is voiced in the media. But then again, maybe your mind is set.
Megwetch,
And maybe I've seen for myself.