In the Ojo housing site of the Navajo Nation, the youth are correcting the vandalism in their community by painting over graffiti on surrounding walls. Because they take pride in their homes and want to change a recurring problem. The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma will dedicate a million dollar Boys and Girls Club at their Talihina site, June 21, 1996. Funding came from the National Boys and Girls Club, the tribe and youth fund-raisers. Yes, if you can count a 1996 Honda FourTrax 4 Wheeler donation by the tribal Principal Chief, Hollis Roberts, for a youth raffle as support.
Nothing is too much for some tribes.
The Santa Ana Pueblo is in the talking stages of creating a program where they will pay single mothers to stay home with their children. While this is not feasible for all tribes, a smaller version of this idea would help a great number of families. While these are only a few examples of what I have seen, they are an indication that all is not lost or negative in Indian country. Granted, the steps are small when you consider the magnitude of the problems, but nonetheless a move in the right direction. The problems didn't appear overnight but time allows for adjustments.