Large numbers of native people are successful and are part of successful communities. That said there are dozens and dozens of reserve based communities that are horror shows of despair, little more than vacuums for cash to disappear into.  Often, though not always, these places are little more than fiefdoms whose band councils are dominated by the most powerful or privileged families. 

Let's not forget that Harper, with support of many grass roots native people, invoked measures to make band leadership accountable for the funds they receive and disperse.  Trudeau has largely undone all that. Shame on him for the furtherance of the wounding this causes to native people everywhere.