Our first nation communities are all playing catch up everyone knows what is available to the rest of the world is not available to our people. Over the past hundreds of years our people have survived many atrocities many hidden and done in secret. These things are hardly ever  spoken of. I say there is a light at the end of the tunnel for our people. I personally have come up with ways to eradicate many problems that exist on our reserves, but no one will hear me out. So i am on a personel journey to do whatever it takes to help with these problems and many many others that exist. I am A FIRST NATION WOMAN WHO CARES. Creator put me on this earth to help my people and that is what i am gonna do. I totally agree with what is being said here and i understand our peoples plight but if we have faith and work together our nation of people will surprise the world one day we have to believe that throughout all of our suffering and dilemas we can overcome all of this to show the world that we are survivors and no matter what is thrown at us we can overcome it. Look back in our history and remember what our ansestors endured and how they survived. My great grandmother survived the small pox epidemic, She walked out of the bush after watching her mother die on the beach holding her little sister, her mothers last words to her was run get away from here your not sick don't come here go...my great kookoo just had to stand there and watch her mamma go... she was only 8 or 9 yrs of age. There was a documentory done on this story of mine but at the time i was ignorent of many things and the woman at U of M who done her thesis on this story sold it to the highest bidder and a made for tv movie was done on my great kookoo's story. I never heard from this woman again,Nor did i see any of the money she made. I use this experience in my life and the story that was passed down to my family too always remember that our people survived for a reason and there are many other storys out there that i am sure similar to mine. Our passed on elders are watching us, We need to make them proud....By doing whatever it takes.