Are Native Americans happy with the reservation system?

Did you just answer your own question? How come I feel this is a trap?

So, the natives who were here before any other people settled in have 2 choices? Blend or get cubbie-holed?

I'm in no position to speak for any Native Americans but I'd think that there are many sides to the story. Native's don't comprise that large of a population (I won't go into why that is but..) so they'd be at a distinct disadvantage in trying to persude a general city government to take any action favoring them.

They'd also likely lose the ability to practice some traditions and customs if they had to live within the confines of local zoning ordinances.

The reservations, while certianly a great diminshing of their native lands, it a semi-autonomus area where Native Americans can control their own destiny, live by their own rules (largely) and make their own decisions about how they will ive in conjunction with the land they occupy.

"Attachment" to an area is hard to quantify. The remaining tribes that aren't in their traditional areas have been where they are for several generations now. Is a 20 year old "attached" to a piece of land they and their parents (and likely grandparents) have never seen or to the place where they have been living?

Integrating into a dominant culture is usually a poor way to try to maintain a distinct culture. The dominant culture isn't interested in your traditions and you are forced (by circumstance) to adapt to the dominant culture's traditions.

POSSIBLY . . .
Possibly, the oil on some Indian lands and the reality and/or future possibility of casinos on Indian lands changes the reality and/or future of Indian life "on the Reservation." Even when the casinos are run by "outside interests," the benefits to the Indians on that particular Reservation are not small.

I wonder what the neighbors would say if I built a hogan in the back yard.

Probably move in with you in the winter and move out in the summer.

The Native Americans I have known seem satisfied with the reservtion system. As fishin' mentioned, it has it's perquesites. I know of none who are really happy with the BIA, and hate the Dept. of Interior. The ones I know and have known have oil producing lands, and Interior really hasn't done well in handling the revenues.

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and its often quite brisk at the south pole.

So it was somewhat understated.

So along comes a group of people. They take you out of your home and move you elsewhere. They make you do this, you have no choice in the matter. Would you be happy with it? Would your children? Your grandchildren? Your greatgrandchildren?

I think it depends on the country ie canada or the US, both have very different policies regarding land claims.
Most native populations were nomadic and they called no specific place home.
There are rich bands and destitute bands, metis and non-status indians. Some have self-government systems and others depend on government agencies to supply law, medicine, education, shelter ect.
Some sold their land rights and others were moved.
This question is far too broad to answer properly.