Drug Trafficking on the US-Canadian Border

New York Times says DRUG TRAFFICKERS FIND HAVEN in SHADOWS of INDIAN COUNTRy, but is the problem with the tribes or the US Government?

A recent article in the New York Times told of drug trafficking through Indian reservations on the US-Canadian border. The implication was that federally recognized tribes provide havens for drug dealers, but, as often happens with media hype about American Indians, they only gave half the story. Tribal law enforcement is often responsible for protecting long stretches of border in remote areas. Undetected border crossings can become even easier in winter when lakes freeze over so that cars can easily pass over them. With the exception of some small grants, money for border protection and Homeland Security is funneled through the states, that pass little along to the tribes. This puts a strain on already over-stressed tribal budgets and drains funding from other social services such as health and education. Learn the history of the Aboriginals along the US-Canadian Border in three articles The Medicine Line Part I, The Medicine Line Part II, and coming April 5, Breaching the Medicine Line.