Ed, you are preaching to the choir and I am in agreement with what you say! However, there is a glaring problem that must be overcome before anything like a cure can happen. Native band councils demand autonomy in distributing aid and often it is siphoned off before it gets where it is needed. The Dept. Of Indian Affairs turns a blind eye to this as lonk as the band council kisses its arse, so lots of money becomes thrown at the problem but badly misses the goal. People freeze and starve while some band chief earns more in salary than the Prime Minister, and tax free as well! It is not my intention to paint all councils with the same brush, but someone has to kick arse and the government seems to have feet of clay!