A prisoner who is let out after 15 years is actually quite afraid of re-entering society even though prison life sucks. His life sucks but he is used to it and the unknown causes fear. To me it is the same with the Indian reservation system. It sucks but the people do not know any better and would be fearful of any change. Add to this a few fat cats (who make mucho bucks off the present system) and you have our reservation system of today.