Unfortunately overcoming firmly entrenched poverty and marginalization (and the social problems that come with it) for an entire group of people is damned near impossible in the short term. The cycle of poverty (or generational poverty) is generally thought to really take root after about 3 generations and First Nations people have been in that cycle for far longer than that. No matter what is done, there are no quick solutions to this issue and even if done with every good intention, will take generations to sort out. There are always exceptions to the rule (hopefully that saves some people the trouble from coming in and saying "I grew up in poverty and pulled myself by the bootstraps) but those are unfortunately the exceptions.
It should also be noted that any solution that "cuts the apron strings" against the First Nations peoples' will isn't going to happen because it'll be in violation of Canadian law and open up a constitutional can of worms. It's going to have to be a collaborative process.
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