[kingu]

Yup... But no one cares about that. People seem to think that being an Indian means free money, and that couldn't be further from the truth

Generally, whenever someone says that, I ask them where I can line up. Alas, I've yet to find this mythical Indian ATM machine. And I don't even want to try to explain how much fun it is to try to get health care from a BIA clinic if you're away from your reservation.

[Chad Fairbanks]

I've been lucky that way - as a 'Mohawk', I have never been subject to the BIA... and I am thankful every day about that.

And what is even worse, is that the schools on many reservations are run directly by the feds. Wanna talk about bad education.... makes public schools look like the cream of the crop...