Dante1969, your comment reeks of white supremacist myth-making, racism, bigotry and ignorance. Your views are repulsive and reflect your hate and contempt for Indigenous people in Canada.  Frankly, if you are a settler in Canada, you are living on stolen land.  You need to recognize that your forefathers stole from Indigenous people in Canada and economically oppressed them at the same time. That's where the poverty comes from. Settlers have made a fortune off of natural resource extraction, resources stolen from First Nations for generations.  They continue to exploit and appropriate today.  They've used all this stolen wealth to build up their own country and communities while economically marginalizing First Nations.  That is what colonialism is all about.  So if you want to talk about "handouts" start by telling the truth about where Canada's wealth really comes from and at whose expense.  Until then "integrity and honesty" are words that do not belong in your vocabulary.