[Vulcan]

From my experience natives don't look at things the same as Europeans. They are much less hung up on personal possessions and are very generous about giving away their goods. Just look at the west coast potlatches that the natives used to have where the way to gain the most esteem was to give away the best and most gifts as an example. This probably includes homes and land. This isn't bad but to our eyes it doesn't make sense. When I visited a traditional native home they give the gifts not the visitor. I don't know how much this is still carried on but it gives an idea of their different culture and way of thinking.

What I'm trying to say is that what we see as success isn't necessarily what they see as success.