The reservations are supposed to be self-sufficient mostly, but how can they be if the gov't allows mining and heavy industry to pollute their rivers and groundwater right next door? Sure, they're far away from the cities, but the natives are right there. (
http://www.water.ca/first-nations.asp http://www.canadians.org/water/issue...ons/index.html) There are a lot of mixed issues in the whole fiasco. The highway of Tears doesn't help. (
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/arti...nces-seriously)