Why are the aboriginals living in poverty?

Answer 1

Aboriginals of what country? The US? Australia? I guess I will talk about the US. When you say living in poverty I am assuming you mean money wise. Poverty is a relative thing. Most natives Ive met say they would like to live off the land and dont care about our money system however they are having a hard time getting back land that is farm able. There is also the race card issue. LITERALLY there is a card they have to get that identifies race. Natives are supposed to prove what tribe they are from in order to inherit their land. If they are less than half of a tribe, they are not eligible to inherit their family's land. They are being "bred out" of the reservations. This is why the reservations are shrinking and more natives are blending into the "English" society. This was part of the original treaties btw the US and tribal governments. However a lot of tribes are making a bit of a comeback with casinos (since they are their own government they can have casinos in areas where it would normally be illegal) which help them buy the tribes food and provisions and to buy land, which is needed because most of the land that was given for reservations is not very usable for farming.

Answer 2

God knows...they receive more money from the government just for being aboriginal.
The only aboriginals that live in poverty are the ones who choose not to earn a living and decide to use what ever money they are given by pissing itup against a wall just the same as every other race.

Answer 3

Because they don't set the standard of what constitutes poverty.

I'm not sure which aboriginals you're referring to, but the definition of poverty is based upon one's integration into an economic system that most aboriginals didn't create, and may not choose to buy into. And, I would imagine this standard of living is not something new to them. Hasn't it been fairly consistent through their history? Why should the arrival of foreigners change that?