I used to be more sympathetic; but it has become difficult after my cousin married a native and moved onto a reservation.

Since then, I've spent quite alot of time over there (even worked for the tribe) and have had an insight into a culture that enjoys blaming everyone else for their own problems.

Willfully ignorant and hoplessly entitled, the stereotype of them being alcoholics is well deserved. Where I live, if a native attempts to leave their reservation or go to college, they are seen as selling out to the white man, and ostracized by their community. The ones who can get off the rez and take the tit of the federal government out of their mouths, lose their monthly casino payments.

Unbelievable. Also, those payments are based on the percentage of native blood a person has. I imagine you know about the incredible tribal id bullshit with its questionable critera. Dudes walking around with ids that state they're 5% Navajo 8% Yavapai 20% White 22% Apache etc.

I have also never experienced such raw racism and antipathy in my life. It was made known to me that even though everyone knew me, it would be a very bad idea for a white guy like myself to be on the rez without an escort. For what it's worth though, most of the hatred was directed at other tribes, and not whites.

It all sucks.