What financial benefits do Indians get?
A common misperception is that Indians get money from the government or are exempt from taxes or similar nonsense. Like any other local, state, or federal governmental entity, tribal governments operate on funding from a variety of sources to provide services to their populace. Individual tribal members pay taxes like everyone else and don’t get handouts. Some “casino tribes” pay out nice per capitas to members, but most tribes have little or no surplus cash. Blackfeet members get a $50 check each Christmas from oil and gas and other enterprise income.
