18 Money: The Native American kids who got $200,000 for graduating | Guardian Docs

The Ho-Chunk Nation are a Native American tribe that owns a string of casinos across Wisconsin. Ho-Chunk children get a share of casino profits once they've graduated and turned 18. It's called their 18 Money. When they finish high school, they get given $200,000 (£130,000). Journalist and film-maker Jenny Kleeman meets the Ho-Chunk kids of Black River Falls high school and their families as they graduate, along with tribal representatives and residents of Black River Falls, Wisconsin, to understand 18 Money and its impact.
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[@nicolecarter5900]

It's ironic that they are wasting the money, that others wasted at the casino.

[@ttimeshow6415]

Nicole Carter when you don't have to work for it and it's just handed over it's easy to spend.

[@QASIMARA]

There is a secret here I am unwilling to share. I already know how this plays out.

[@EddyMakes]

The circle of waste

[@Travel901z]

why not you have taken their land for greed and made millions off their resources peanuts to say for what they have lost and to get some money back , they have to pass a test in your language id say they bare not all asking for their country back that was stolen from them and tel them to ride the next buffalo back to where they came from

[@ben-7403]

Not stolen, conquered.

[@gogolouie7768]

Great! Profit sharing and taking care of your people is great. However the tribe needs to do a better job of financially educating their youth.

[@user-do5zk6jh1k]

Maybe they should give the money to them over time. A trickle at first and then a faster rate a few years later.

[@turoknork8983]

As a native american student who will get 200k when I graduate, I agree.

[@rrider3946]

Most banks have investment advisors yes they charge a fee but they can invest a good chunk of that money so it continues to grow and will be there many years from now and you can still keep some money for a car and family and fun stuff.Good luck and best wishes with your future.

[@nicholaslee1787]

Woahhh man "taking take of your people" sounds really racist to me. we are all one people, just think next time before you post racist comments. oh and calling them a "tribe" cmon man not cool.

[@LoggyWD]

nicholas lee they are legally a tribe. Government recognize their tribal status, which is why they have the privilege.

[@josephyoudontneedtoknowmyl1836]

I’m a white guy who grew up near Detroit, I have no say in how they spend their money, but, I do control how I interact with Native Americans....Fairly and with much respect. Just like I do with every race, color or creed. Congrats on Graduating you young adults! WoooHoooo!

[@johnathons1789]

They got some cool last names

[@karlheidenreich2136]

+xy zaa they have clans in which they are named into each name reflecting on their clan

[@johnathons1789]

karl heidenreich Like naruto

[@Everythingforsalepro]

You and your family have cool last names too

[@kaispirit2079]

Thanks

[@callmeblt6325]

karl heidenreich, it’s called family, natives also have family’s, we’re not animals... actually I have 20 really really really close cousins and we’re not a clan, we’re a family just like Americans, so don’t treat us any different.

[@MaryJane-en8eh]

Hey I'm native and never recieved a cent for anything I accomplished.. Actually,, I've never recieved anything for being native!! This isn't common.. This tribe is particularly blessed!!

[@apollo-eu4fk]

that is because the tribe invested the billions paid out by the us government . some tribes did not invest and blew it and some tribes never got settlements

[@brittaolson6550]

Same here. I was in a foster care where the “parent” said, “if you’ve Native, we’d better look into that, cause that’s money.” Um…no.

[@dogguy8603]

@@brittaolson6550 i remember I took a DNA test and was shocked that I had some native ancestry (non recognized tribe) and my mom asked if that means I can get scholarship money, we looked into it and no, lol, but these beliefs are common because of tribes with casinos

[@lotto5742]

Your tribe don't own casinos?

[@maga6252]

Yep! There are tribes that get shared revenue from natural resources like coal and oil but they still know those will run out some day.

[@jimbomitchell1000]

18 and 200 grand in my pocket for nothing on my end. I would have gone absolutely crazy and probably died somewhere in a far corner of the world.

[@m.w.6526]

Wow, that's ridiculous

[@bigbenji500]

same

[@cryptomon86]

cody colina I've known three siblings who blew theirs much similar

[@emo69ism]

Nothing? Graduation gone to school. Thats soem thing

[@Mind-Wanderer01]

The community spirit among Native Americans is just amazing ... I love it..

[@droopypie]

I pray these kids use this money wisely.

[@zhaidaw5878]

Pooey Hey! Just wanted to tell you this is outdated information in this video! I’m HoChunk and graduating soon, I’m not getting anything close to 200k and we have to pass a finance class and an exam both with 75% or higher to receive our trust fund.

[@tariqsears8729]

WHY DO PEOPLE WANT CARS AND DRUGS WTF MAKE A LIFE

[@femaleenergy7715]

Tariq Sears i know right!!!

[@m.w.6526]

Because their lives are filled with poison unfortunately

[@572507able]

Tariq Sears make a life? U mean babies... Yeh fck that

[@robsonwilianwinchester9726]

Tariq Sears yeah if i someone give me 200k i will spend in my life. In university in courses in home in cars. basically in things to my life. Intelligent people do it. idiot's spend this money in drug's and not useless thing's like university and something to study to make your professional qualification very high. It make your life better. Better salary and better job. all of it because you spend your money (200k ) in university and something like that!!!!!! Keep smart and spend money in good things. I hope all natives American's someday in soon future can living in out off poperty. Makem university degree and someday America have one good native American president!!!!!!!

[@c.morganfree1970]

Lil Ladiboi From Bangkok No, you dimwit.

[@gogolouie7768]

It's basically an extended family inheritance. Some would be fine if one rich guy owned and profited off the casino. What's wrong with spreading the money out.

[@DeclanTrippier419]

I 100% agree. However, if you were the wealthy relative that's giving money to his son or grandson, would you really just give them $200,000 in one lump sum? Seems a lot smarter to payout in installments or at the very least offer financial advise or put some away in a savings account.

[@BlahBlah-ep6hc]

Hes incuraging cominism

[@c.morganfree1970]

Blah Blah You can do anything with your own money including giving it to your extended family. That's not communism, dimwit.

[@certifiedforkliftdriver9987]

Gogo Louie It's not that they give money, it is HOW they do it. Obviously most, if not all, the kids just waste the money and make their lives worse. They need to learn how to manage money, and if it is used in small chuncks or investes into the community, it would be a lot better.

[@cayannap6752]

Hopefully one day they are able to manage the payout for them to some point. I think it's nice some of it is fun money and comes at 18 when they need it for school. But maybe some of it should be held back until they're 25 or finish college whichever comes first. Or like have it in Trust to be used for hardship medical, buying a house, or school until they have met requirements.

[@notreallyachannel845]

The local tribes here in AZ do something similar BUT they don't give out all the money at once. The kids get a percentage at 18 with a slight variance depending on if they graduated/got a GED/are still in school. Then every year at their birthday they get another percentage with more coming if they've received a college degree or joined the military, until age 21 when they get the remainder. It's not a perfect system but compared to the Ho-Chunk way it really seems like it.

[@rosecityremona]

That's rare. Most tribes have little to nothing.... I'm glad to see these kids get such a great reward and opportunity. Hopefully more of them use their money well than this video makes it out. It'd be even better if they had to attend a money management class to let them know what kind of opportunities their money can buy for them....

[@Trinfinity3]

They have to do a financial literacy course now, my gf and her brother are getting it, most likely we're going to all buy a house together and save the rest in an account that will gain interest

[@germanshepherd6638]

The shakopee in Minnesota get $1 million a year

[@MaximusXXX77]

Very interesting... to state the obvious; why not split the money into a certain amount, say $100k after hs graduation and the other $100k after college graduation?

[@DeclanTrippier419]

That's the change they're trying to implement. Even the tribe president wants this change, but it seems the other tribal leaders don't want to embrace that change yet.

[@turoknork8983]

Because it's not the tribes money, if your a native american then that's your money

[@DanielRodriguez-xr4qn]

MaximusXXX77 cus duck college

[@pacoramirez7363]

How about you can only take out enough for college costs until you graduate from college?

[@benharrison1883]

Saltriver pumas get it when they turn eighteen. No graduation needed

[@skyisdlimit6125]

they should teach them how to use the money properly. Their should be like a class 101 for it like starting a business or investment and savings.

[@turoknork8983]

Mr_ NutZ there is.. they just don't so you that, this is really just to make us look bad. but not all of us are like this.there's always gonna be stupid people.

[@zhaidaw5878]

Mr_ NutZ Hey! Just wanted to tell you this is outdated information in this video! I’m HoChunk and graduating soon, I’m not getting anything close to 200k and we have to pass a finance class and an exam both with 75% or higher to receive our trust fund.

[@sheleen9448]

JM C exactly

[@vicshrily]

@Sky IsdLimit • Did you start with yourself in educating yourself in your writing skills? “they” should have the t capitalized. “Their” is ‘There’. 😁

[@XXSomeDudeXX]

They should give these kids $30K upon graduation just to incentivize graduating from high school; and they should get the rest of the payout at 25 years old when they're mature enough to do something smart with it.

[@tysonfranksfranks8365]

Abu Antar I have to do 2 years to get my money which is 1,000,200

[@XXSomeDudeXX]

Hi Tyson Franks Franks. Just curious, are you Native? And what do you mean two years?

[@StepTronic]

Abu Antar trust fund its good having a rich family and my trust fund is a lot more then that lol a lot more but I get access to my trust fund 5 years after I graduate college and that college is Harvard where my father mother and fathers parents graduated from so a lot of pressure

[@zhaidaw5878]

Hey! Just wanted to tell you this is outdated information in this video! I’m HoChunk and graduating soon, I’m not getting anything close to 200k and we have to pass a finance class and an exam both with 75% or higher to receive our trust fund. But they do vary based upon when kids are enrolled (have blood tests)

[@bee4907]

Abu Antar n

[@nedisahonkey]

Its sad that Angela's brother wasted most of the money but you can tell it impressed upon his little sister the importance of using the money wisely. Hopefully he got his life together.

[@ryane1566]

As someone who lives in Wisconsin, I knew that Native Americans got some money at some point, I didn't know the amount. I agree with the tribal leader that thought the money shouldn't go out in a lump sum and there should be some conditions like going to college or getting a job. I think they should still get the money. Yes, they should be fiscally smart with their money. No one is forced to go to casinos. $200,000 is a good chunk of money, but they aren't loaded for life.

[@NDNstrength]

Ryan E yeah the title is misleading. It shouldn’t say “Native American teens..”, rather it should say “Ho-Chunk teen...”

[@sivel5304]

It probably would be better if it was more like a yearly or monthly check.

[@NotALameProduction]

Ryan E Don't even have to think if they should get the money or not...It's there's fair and square and the tribe can give/spend it's money how it wants to period

[@rainmayhem7043]

Ryan E they do get money every 3 months it is called percap and they get $2,500 even after they get the $200gs. And they get the $2,500 every 3 months for the rest there lives

[@goldenone3489]

Ryan E funny how you're telling others what to do with their life and money lol

[@apocailypse3766]

That looks like a financial advisors paradise. I would be hosting in class presentations on how you can turn 200k into 200 million. Imagine if you pooled 50% of their graduating class into a mutual fund. Shiiiittt

[@stevenshields3079]

ApOcAIlyPsE Great idea. Free money makes you dumb.

[@littlestrawberry944]

It would still divide back out evenly or some people would lose money dumbass

[@Azriel_6]

no, because the money is being INVESTED. My investments made 10-20% this past year. I personally would like 20k a year for life (or more if it's reinvested) than 200k to spend in two months.

[@achemedqureshi458]

Dobhran Black that's what president GW Bush tried to do with Social Security. Imagine all the people who lost half their stock accounts in 2009 what would have happened if Social Security was tied into stocks then? Mass riots and a war would probably have ensued. Not a good idea to connect it to the stock market.

[@Azriel_6]

@Achmed Qureshi Except that if Social Security had been tied to the stock market it would have had so much more value that it could have easily weathered the worst depression. Currently, SS pays out everything that it takes in, meaning that with current trends, you will get less (inflation adjusted) from Social security after you retire than you paid into it while you were working. If everyone's money were allowed to grow, as in some mandatory 401k like program, you would have several times as much money to work with. After all, the stock market returns an average of 10% while the economy as a whole only grows at 2%, which is the best increase you could expect from a program which does not take any advantage of compound interest.

[@kendodubbag72]

My tribe gave out a $50 check to every graduating Senior 😕

[@femaleenergy7715]

kendodubbag72 lol

[@double00shotgun]

U must be Aztec

[@CrystalRuizEnriquez]

double00shotgun Aztecs don't get anything but discrimination in a country that is theirs.

[@samj8830]

Only 50!?!? I get nothing

[@skiiimsk]

kendodubbag72 better than nothing, be appreciative

[@yumengyan1520]

"he passed away" i was like wtf. Giving 200,000 to a teenager is a dumb idea. why not monthy payment for 20 years?

[@somedude3819]

Yumeng Yan my tribe does that every three months we get a Percap

[@jacobbrock7192]

After there 18 they get checks from gaming some tribe get it once a month some quarterly and some once a year my tribe gives us one check a year for between 1,500-2,000$ a year When people in our tribe turn 18 they use to get like 45-50gz but council passed a law that they can only get up to 5gz at 18 and can't get the full amount until 22 unless they are in college then they can access more of there money

[@xwrtk]

The have to take a literacy course and pass the literacy test to get the money now. The money gets put in the bank and they aren’t allowed to spend it all once unless college education or emergency

[@hantusangap]

they should not give a penny then people like u stop complaining because there is nothing to complaint

[@dr.jones.3832]

Monthly payments for 20yrs😞⁉ can't stay a teenager for 20yrs😒

[@janetroberts7606]

Noah is such a good kid. sweetest kid you'd ever meet. my daughters are half hochunk and enrolled...I hope that I can help teach them the value of a dollar before they are given their trust funds.

[@yoplays8555]

Janet Roberts that means they arnt getting money

[@hectorcarr3050]

YoPlays You have to be a quarter hochunk and they’re half

[@billj7784]

Janet Roberts , can you give us a update on Noah and your daughters.

[@CityLifeinAmerica]

I would hope there’s money locked in a bank account with interest.

[@jamesikigai5604]

Sign them up to Dave Ramsay Financial Peace University, it will really help them get their act together before they graduate and get their money. Do it asap.

[@rosarose3354]

I am Navajo and we get nothing but I am glad I went out in the real world and I am glad I did ❤️. I do miss home but I can always visit

[@porkchopzworld]

Where is home ?

[@germanshepherd6638]

@@porkchopzworldplanet earth 🌎

[@flashkraft]

This is no different from some rich white kid getting a trust fund when they turn 18 just because they are from a rich family dynasty. They own the Casinos, they work hard at the Casinos and the kids get some of the money. with no taxpayer funded welfare involved. I see no problem here.

[@joshmullins1087]

"work hard at the casinos" thats rich

[@samj8830]

flashkraft From a rich dynasty?? This is the USA not pre-communist China.

[@pill-poppingnarcissist]

It's textbook racism to treat someone differently just because they're a specific race. Why do they get money for being a specific race? They didn't do anything to deserve it.

[@lilyblossom1240]

They aren't like those trust fund rich white kids. those kids have money to fall back on and their trust funds are much longer than 200,000. The white rich kid like Paris Hilton is not exactly a roll model. 200,000 could be invested and reap tons more for these people each. long term vs short term pleasure and satisfaction that they will never have to worry about finances. hell that money could be turned into hundreds of millions easily...then they really would be RICH individually and have power.

[@Hoetobeajew]

It is different, because a white man cant open a casino in wisconsin, but because the indians have their own rules they can. Its not a level playing field and its based 100% on race. Idiot

[@brusveek]

The man speaking at 10:30 makes the most sense!

[@MimiKeel]

I agree.

[@NotALameProduction]

How is it wrong? It's a community giving money to distant relatives...It's not being givin away by the goverment so there's nothing for the others to complain about other than being jealuse and salty

[@datsunz152]

because people at age 18 are idiotic and giving them that much money is almost guaranteed to be damaging instead of helpful.

[@shangen2783]

what me worry invest into?

[@thisguyac6309]

This Is disgusting

[@justauser]

"A fast car, drugs and alcohol" That sums it up.

[@donshilo2024]

I haven't spent a dollar from it after 8 years

[@m.w.6526]

Good on you man. That's really smart.

[@CrystalRuizEnriquez]

Did you invest it?

[@joeyquintana8916]

don hezca ??? Wat ur plan ..buy a home or invest I. Bissness,

[@amaturearcadia]

Buy our land back man. Educate our youth. Natives need strong leaders, its in our blood to be a community

[@joeyquintana8916]

Matthew Mackey buy our land back is not right,but that's way it is..educatjon is one best things us. Native can do .we need collage to go with it..my son get 80,000 for gradua8from his tribe something most get nothing.down payment on home that good start into world.

[@toomuch4em]

Dang, these kids needed to learn financial responsibility first. That money probably went right back into the casinos lol

[@zhaidaw5878]

toomuch4em Hey! Just wanted to tell you this is outdated information in this video! I’m HoChunk and graduating soon, I’m not getting anything close to 200k and we have to pass a finance class and an exam both with 75% or higher to receive our trust fund.

[@loreaver3882]

Well that sucks

[@albatrosmile]

I wanna open a car dealership close to that community LOL

[@lilyblossom1240]

the smart people already did. looks like a ton of bars as well.

[@americansniper1641]

albatrosmile actually 16 dealership all within 100 miles of ho chunk nation

[@americansteel9128]

Giving eighteen year old kids that kind of money is flat out dangerous!!

[@turoknork8983]

American Steel this has been going on ever since the 1800s

[@tangarci2608]

Obviously the plan

[@anativeinmorocco1049]

First of all people this is not entitlement money.... Its profit sharing and as a member of the Ho chunk nation i have to say any person adult or child who owns a share of a buisness gets profit sharing.... GET IT RIGHT.... I am very proud of how our tribe has gone from poor to being self supporting..... FIRST THEY HATED US FOR BEING POOR NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE A LITTLE MONEY..... I dont see them complaining when they recieve gifts of money or vehicals for the police or fire departments... Or the voluntary taxes our tribe pays to the state..... Not to mention the many non native employees who work and are able to support their families all due to our places of buisness.... HMMMMMMMM think about it before you say negative things

[@vagingo]

I can't believe how many people are upset (jealous) of this system. it's basic capitalism and profit sharing like you said. it's your money that you earned, do what you want with it and forget the haters.

[@MsPrettypinkpanther8]

Gayle Rave Hey, these kids deserve it! Graduating is a huge feat for anyone these days!

[@fuzzybunny6503]

are the businesses around your reservation native owned? if they are then the kids should spend their money there if not then the kids should go to other reservations, that are not so well off, to give them a little perspective on their gift. just a thought

[@gogolouie7768]

I love it, share with your people. But have you'll ever thought about investments? stocks, real-estate, businesses? Either way I'm all for it.

[@The10000league]

Do you honestly think it;s a good idea giving 18 year olds $200,000 just to allow them to spend it on cars, drugs and to loose it all ?

[@Momoleft911]

That boys hair is amazing!!

[@shqipeAl]

I’m glad I had to work for the money I’m very motivated and happy I enjoy live when I work hard Easy come - easy go. Blessings to all .

[@DieQwietscheente]

"... Staying out of politics, a bit like the queen of England". Unfortunately the queen is not just the tourist attraction she seems to be at first, she is the biggest lobbyist in the UK.

[@spritemultipack]

im pretty sure that's a load of bollox, its in their best interest to not have a public opinion on anything

[@georgeyau98]

15:59 I really like how that scene compliments the phrase "...the American Dream".

[@turbounknown]

thats a pretty positive way to get your kids to go to school and better your community. Also, this is what true wealth sharing looks like

[@anony1984]

good. Every native american deserves 200000 dollars this is their land.

[@Jessica-ck6ns]

I'm Ojibwe and Cree, I live in Ontario but am mostly white, so I was "raised white". Though I do know very well what my brothers and sisters have gone through, and how horribly they're struggling to this day. But, that being said. If you have me 200k when I was 18, I would've blown it on tattoos, trips, drugs etc. But give it to me now at 22? I would invest, put it in an RSP, help pay for my college and food/rent and put in into savings for a future mortgage. You can't just give kids money like that. Even though theyre technically adults, most 18 year olds are as mature as they were at 15. Especially with Native Americans, that kind of money is dangerous. With their rates of drug and alcohol abuse, it could be a disaster. I think the best thing to do would be to put it into a savings fund. Allowing it to gain interest while they can only withdraw a certain amount every year. Allow them to apply to have more money than the cap withdrawn if they have a good enough reason (starting a business etc). Or provide it in installments.

[@MghUnit407]

Well said

[@joeyquintana8916]

U said it in very good way..

[@goldenone3489]

Jessica worry about yourself and stop telling others what they should do. It's their money . Not yours

[@goldenone3489]

Jessica it can be a disaster giving that amount of money to ANY teen lol you act like native Americans teens are the only one who do drugs and alcohol

[@christianmoreno8718]

Agreed

[@johnl.7754]

I think that some of the profits should be shared with tribes not making money off casinos so that all Indians/tribes can improve their situation.

[@veronica213LA]

John L. Yes plz thank u

[@theeking4709]

John L. Why focus on helping others when your own people are struggling?

[@lilyblossom1240]

Natives aren't one big happy family. They fought against each other long before the white man came to the Americas.

[@pangaeamenslijk9183]

I say legalize gambling everywhere in the US and use the money to fund a universal basic income.

[@bennylikesdabsviejas9454]

Im not sure about this tribe but as for my tribe, Viejas Band Of Kumeyaay Indians, we do donate money to less fortunate tribes... 2 Million dollars a year is what we donate to less fortunate tribes

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

Also to Ho-Chunk tribes organiser, instead of dropping it all on the day of their graduation, make it a goal-achievement, so whenever you pass certain goals, you'll achieve the money, for example 10% on high school graduation, 50% on college graduation, 20% on the age of 30, and 20% on first child. I believe it would help these youth to achieve more in their life to access the money. It's like a trust funds with certain requirements to unlock the money.

[@zhaidaw5878]

Alex Shuysky Hey! Just wanted to tell you this is outdated information in this video! I’m HoChunk and graduating soon, I’m not getting anything close to 200k and we have to pass a finance class and an exam both with 75% or higher to receive our trust fund. I do wish we could receive money in increments honestly but for some reason it keeps getting denied

[@CurveTheRain]

This is crazy! Don't give that much money to a new adult! They should give the 200k in increments. Or all of it when you finish college (minus tuition). That girl saying her brother was dead after two months and $200,000 of drugs and alcohol, that can't be too uncommon! Sad the president couldn't change this.

[@jackiestacy3565]

The president wouldn't be able to change it anyways. So stop while your ahead because you don't know anything about this

[@CurveTheRain]

Jackie Stacy so then why'd he try? Surely he must actually know something about this, unlike me.

[@dallasdandigitalproduction393]

yes, very sad. This happens to a lot of lottery winners. When people don't know how to handle money (power) they hurt themselves with it. Race DOES NOT matter. It happens to a lot of people, especially if they're ignorant about investing or how to help themselves. The saddest part is that the parents in the vid didn't seem to be able to give any good advice to their kids to keep them out of rehab or prison. Very sad to watch. I pray they will not hurt themselves. There is a better way...

[@dallasdandigitalproduction393]

Jackie Stacy at least the Tribal President seems to care about the kids. He seems really smart and wants to help. These kids need an adult to step up and try to help them, or else they will self-destruct.

[@CasiodorusRex]

It's not even about being 18. It's about being poor with money. My brother got an 800K settlement from a workman's comp claim and was broke two years later. The only thing he has left to show is a house that he overpaid for. The guy has ALWAYS been bad with money.

[@SoundOfFreedom67]

They would be much wiser to appoint a trustee to help manage their money - you give a broke kid all that money and they will have no idea what to do - they are still young and impulsive.

[@skiiimsk]

FragranceOfChrist67 Having them take a personal finance class would help a whole lot also

[@zhaidaw5878]

FragranceOfChrist67 Hey! Just wanted to tell you this is outdated information in this video! I’m HoChunk and graduating soon, I’m not getting anything close to 200k and we have to pass a finance class and an exam both with 75% or higher to receive our trust fund.

[@maynardolney2787]

@@SoundOfFreedom67 flower moon ?

[@iChillypepper]

Videos like this is why everyone thinks all Native Americans get handouts 😒 ... and those non-natives so damn salty! - as if they forced anyone to go to the casino!

[@callmeblt6325]

IKR, I’m Native that lives on a reservation, and my reservation has no alcohol or drug abuse, we also don’t get 18 money and we don’t have casinos, we have a big forest and still remain all our natural resources. MOST native reservations are doing better than Americans. Natives are what keep this planet alive. Can’t say the same about white people living in high rises, or the white people killing each other, or the white people living in trailer parks get high on meth and drinking a beer. This girl chose the worst reservation in America to do a documentary on, and now people are gonna judge us by it cause this white girl made a bad mistake.

[@maipoina-xk5zk]

Preach. A lot of us natives, I am tututni, don't see that type of money from our tribes. I wish this doc explained how this is one in a million tribes 😒

[@jaimeeestes6519]

Agree with you all, I constantly get asked if I get money somehow. My tribe has a casino but it's small and run down. I don't think they would give our youth chunks of money anyway. I also wanna say, if anyone gets government money or funding it's through like land they inherited or own. There's few that have inherited land and people don't understand that a lot of my tribal people died because of treaties and some signed treaties. Today in America, I'm happy to see more Natives stepping up, we can't forget about treaties, if the government was to give us money, it would technically be money owed to our ancestors.

[@leiajay7333]

@@maipoina-xk5zk maybe I'm ignorant but I thought most did except for the plains and desert tribes.

[@fireinjunred]

These ain’t even the real Indians lol these are just mestizos w/ asian admixture

[@bascal133]

I can understand being jealous, but don’t act like it’s unfair or they don’t deserve it. After everything their people went through they deserve more than that honestly.

[@evashawn9806]

The video title is misleading they didn’t get it just for graduating but it accumulated over a period of 18 years. Each year or even monthly tribal members over the age of 18 get money since these kids are not allowed to get it, it grows over time and the requirements to get this money is 1. Be 18 and 2. Graduate from high school

[@zhaidaw5878]

Evashawn Im HoChunk and graduating soon, but we also have to pass a financial literacy course with 75% or higher

[@evashawn9806]

Zhaida W Good to know. I was just basing my knowledge off of what my tribe does. I’m Comanche and this year the payout was 14k it would be much more money if we didn’t except those who are 1/8(which make up the highest percentage of Comanches), but regardless I’m thankful! Thanks for responding.

[@michealtull9033]

They deserve every penny. God bless Them

[@tommychen6102]

They need more financial education. Invest in something and diversify it. They need mentors to advise them on how to invest their money. Wasting it and blowing it is lame when you can make a life instead of blowing it

[@zhaidaw5878]

Tommy Chen Hey! Just wanted to tell you this is outdated information in this video! I’m HoChunk and graduating soon, I’m not getting anything close to 200k and we have to pass a finance class and an exam both with 75% or higher to receive our trust fund.

[@tommychen6102]

Now that's a better way to use your funds. How much are you getting if you pass the finance class and exam?

[@zhaidaw5878]

I’m getting less than 20k and it also depends person to person and when they were enrolled.

[@e_rock_3149]

Congratulations! 20k is still a lot for an 18 year old, and I hope you take the lessons from your financial class to heart. If you save that money, or use it wisely, you will succeed in your life.

[@redxiii3159]

Money comes n goes thats what its there for to spend, its their money has nothing to do with you

[@cafenightster4548]

I'm Native American, all I got was a piece of paper and my dreams crushed.

[@leroybanging2687]

Y’all should give an update on the featured kids here.

[@billionsafteryourmother6970]

Wtf 6 dollars for 1 taco in California there 25¢

[@sw33tpar4dise]

lmfao it’s an indian taco. a huge piece of fry bread with taco toppings on it and the price of ingredients is a lot, hence the price. it tastes heavenly

[@manyhawksfunmaker2366]

its a huge taco

[@Crazy-Horse-Tx.]

Nona Owen : Haven't had one since my grandma passed. Miss that good eating .

[@zachary4279]

Die kan je echt niet poppen

[@boofdaclown7866]

they're*

[@skyisdlimit6125]

lol buying a Maserati i guess that's what they learn from school

[@PaulO-re4xx]

The people at the bar are so diplomatic!

[@danka603]

None of these kids should be jealous of their peers. These kids' ancestors had everything stolen from them. These kids deserve every penny. Would it be better if all that money went into one or two pockets alone?

[@benban8055]

Those giving them that money have a very serious moral obligation to thoroughly teach them how to manage money. $200,000 can kill someone who does not know how to manage it. To not teach them is irresponsible.

[@zhaidaw5878]

ben ban Hey! Just wanted to tell you this is outdated information in this video! I’m HoChunk and graduating soon, I’m not getting anything close to 200k and we have to pass a finance class and an exam both with 75% or higher to receive our trust fund.

[@Anaprince]

How is this really any different from trust fund babies?

[@darksydesamy]

Kyle Waller trust fund money was worked for by their parents. This is casino gambling money.

[@mysty0]

Darksydesamy these people Invested and now are share owners. Whether they worked is irrelevant, most Trust Fund Money is the same having a recipient on the end who never worked a day in their lives and neither did their parents

[@Tata-iu3fy]

It doesnt matter. The tribes had to work to make that money. It is not some basement casino.

[@user-cz1ex7kf2g]

Rocks One All of our ancestors were genocided at one point on another... I wish I had hundreds of thousands to show for it.

[@FepXBL]

How the money was earned is irrelevant. Kids who are born into money are far and and few between, compared to what these native americans are getting. Also, what are you trying to say about people with trust funds? Clearly they can maintain their funds, which is understandable since their parents put them in a position to receive a trust fund, and taught them the value of money.

[@jordankendall2705]

Great documentary I'm graduating in a few weeks can't imagine having 200k

[@cadebecker2486]

I work at Mystic Lake Casino In Prior Lake Minnesota and most of the money made from the casino goes to the Native American people.

[@AstonishingStudios]

I would love if somebody made a flashy movie on this!!!

[@JorgeGonzalez-sy9ko]

They have every right to to spend their money how they want

[@andreamaru2110]

Right on.

[@junito1008]

Everyday you learn something New !! 😳

[@mr.raptor6026]

I get 80,000 when i turn 18 . I cant wwit to get it but im gonna invest it into amazon a new apartment .

[@PapaTrump]

How did it go. Stock market treat you right?

[@malenatully]

Totally a shame, throwing away $200 thousand dollars like trash. No self discipline, wild, no values, totally no financial advisors, not a single thought of higher education, or doing what’s best, totally sickening, pure greed.

[@maynardolney2787]

@@malenatully flower moon

[@amberflame5656]

Very Cool! I had no idea.

[@user-sj4dk2nk1v]

BLESSING

[@jessicacole8404]

P.s. why not build a house with that???

[@redxiii3159]

Whos to say they didnt?

[@brianzuniga670]

"We think it's unfair you get all that money" well I think it's unfair you get all this land

[@meddeck]

That white girl is a racist

[@idkidk7650]

@norma g stop being ignorant every single point you just tried to make my tribe doesn’t do

[@bennylikesdabsviejas9454]

@Nick Persopolis not my tribe, my people the Kumeyaay have been in the San Diego area for over 12,000 years and we even have Kumeyaay tribes in Baja California as well.

[@GregStallion]

God, when Noah's grandma started talking, I began balling

[@amandagarcia4341]

“I don’t think anybody is owed that” 10/10, If those people in that bar were to get $200,000 they wouldn’t turn it down

[@danielfadavi]

Damn, use it to go to college or use it on a business.

[@Ozymandias1]

Instead of money they should give them college tuition vouchers. So they can go to college debt free.

[@154angel154]

They get enough grants yo cover school!!! It is Their Money from their stolen land!!!

[@tysonfranksfranks8365]

It’s there money from a tribe

[@zancospancos]

Or trade school

[@jasengriffin485]

A blessing that the majority are not ready for and most time ends disappointment.

[@TashaSewingTutorials]

this was 2015. I would like to see an update on these kids

[@benharrison1883]

This documentary just about people being salty about 18 ho chunk $

[@afaketwo]

Well said.

[@wayofthegun6224]

White people ..

[@Cornerstanding]

Yup

[@alex-iz5jv]

wayofthegun yeah true but what did the ho chunk people do to deserve the money literally nothing but being who they are

[@wayofthegun6224]

{cookiemonster} Stu:Dio yeah but go research their history ..the natives were stripped of everything.. the way of life their way of thinking they don't have much left ..it's their money not the governments ..white people need to mind their own business and stop worrying about what every race of color does to help themselves .....

[@FeatheryBird]

The money should be given to them in trusts with allowances until they are thirty, and to be used for school and necessities.

[@poopeattie1886]

FeatheryBird no that’s worse

[@fastlightning3362]

The youth that are saying “we are jealous” is simply a racist statement. My people have been oppressed and been through conditions of 3rd world countries, and still today we get treated the worst out of any people, and have the lowest life expectancy. Educate yourself before you say anything.

[@bassman4201000]

The casino by where I grew up, they get 1.1 when they turn 18 and 23k every two weeks.

[@shoulders-of-giants]

As a European, I still don't understand why Native Americans don't insist on white people being called *European Americans* or *Europeans* while people who are actually from North America are called *Americans* . *(Native) Americans* , you know? Mexicans for example often have North American heritage, yet Trump & Co. can call them foreigners and no one says anything. Mexicans who look Mexican are definitely not the foreigners.

[@chim7741]

Because they weren't the people running turtle island when European found this land

[@chupacabra9357]

Why is your name in Korean or something if you're European?

[@eduardowhiteknight6110]

Because we lost the war ...

[@meggrotte4760]

If somebody gave me 2017 the first thing I would have done was paid off my college education in cash. With the leftover money I would have started a business that way family members in my family could have work. I would have helped my mom to open a bed-and-breakfast and I would have ran it with her. Mom's good with money she knows how to use it well and we probably could have saved at least a third of that money and we could have put it into Christian Ministries that are working in America and in other countries

[@afroindia42]

I heard that. Good for them.

[@ricardoguanipa8275]

I live in the Caribbean, a Native American Just bought last last year the Hotel & Casino I worked at, they do the same with their kids but they have to go to enrolled in a College to get the money, they also provide social service and pension to their elders.

[@slotigy]

I inherited a large chunk of money when I turned 18 and it was one of the worst things that happened to me. The kicker was I grew up well off. I can’t imagine being these kids who some never had anything now getting such a large chunk of change. What a disaster. Who thought this was a good idea?

[@DancingSpiderman]

Speaking as a full blooded native American, I believe that payouts of this exorbitant amount of money for having graduated high school is not necessarily a good idea: Graduating from high school is merely the beginning of many multiple steps of learning anything useful in order to earn the privilege of merely being given a chance to become a productive member of any society; working a job. And learning things in a school setting is not typically societally productive time spent. The recipients of $200K have not done anything productively useful yet. They're only 18 years of age. Receiving $200K upon graduation from high school takes away any incentive to immediately further one's purpose in life. These recipients certainly have not earned the privilege to be given the chance to have a technical job in the world outside the Rez. The money is easily blown since 18 year olds from the Rez do not have a decently developed appreciation of Time nor Money, and then the kids are from that point on confused about what life after high school is supposed to be about. The adoption of the concept of "well, we own a part of the company and we're profit sharing" is a misapplied and unfortunately convenient concept. The use of the concept is not essentially a lie; it *IS* a lie. Way to teach an entire generation a wrong set of values for the tribal young people. It'll be interesting to see the results of this monetary experiment in 30 years, to take an honest look on whether the 18 Money worked its magic.

[@brittaolson6550]

@@julianhaddad1431 Who cares? We were here first, and had our own distinct culture and means of subsistence before the horrors of colonialism.

[@nativearizona1]

I wish my tribe had these kind of finances, but I'm grateful for the annual disbursement I get at Thanksgiving every year. I It helps cover my bills during the holidays and pays for my vacation.

[@msjunpyo8]

Its a great thing for Native American youth to have a better chance with having something now...It is a real hard pill to swallow when your land is taken and given to another people...My family is on the rolls Creek Nation (wind clan)...I'm happy for the ones that can have something to look forward to....and pray that they do the right thing...to be real you can say that about any teen with money or without...Teenagers are just taller babies...But I pray the best for all nations...

[@roxlkee]

LOL the Native American grandma chugging a beer at 14:08 right after they talk about how they are worried about their children drinking.

[@maldiveswater]

Look at the can do you see the M for monster energy drink?

[@daveniudsiodv2432]

That’s a non alcoholic beverage.

[@BAMndza]

Looks more like a Arizona tea.

[@Tata-iu3fy]

idiot

[@HeyYoFabels]

Yeah Arizona tea clearly has a the distinctive logo for monster energy + resealable cans, what a moron you is

[@gummybear2281]

With the money I would got a brand new car and pay off bills and probably save it.

[@brittaolson6550]

Forget a new car. They’re a rip-off. I’d keep living the same way I am now and have money for awhile. If I bought something, it would be a house, so I wouldn’t have to pay a landlord.

[@lesleyallinson8738]

I am glad the money benefits the children

[@jaymorpheus1111]

just happy none of those 'drop in the bucket' people are getting in on it. It's really annoying that some want to go so low as to try to 'milk' or take advantage something that obviously has led others to struggle (while many times not having to struggle him/herself)... It'd be better if someone tried to better oneself and be honest of ones own past instead of having an easy come up then pretend like he/she's something else.

[@SaviourOfYou]

2:56...isn’t that Mexican Andy?

[@Nstone53]

My mother was 1/2 native she got monthly checks of $1500. My brother and I don't get anything because we're 1/4th. The sad thing is how enabling that money is. Many of my uncles and my mother were drug and alcohol dependent and my grandmother has had to endure the early deaths of her 7 children from the lifestyle.

[@professoroak1920]

I'm in a different tribe that does something similar. I got $140k when I turned 18 and 1st thing I did was buy a car and look for a good house to put a down payment on

[@kaseymorist8991]

Every Native kid should get this.

[@goathead5073]

Damn. They're living the high life while navajos are living on reservations that are pretty much like third world countries.

[@sharonalbert4305]

MountainGoaat ...very true. Thank you for bringing that out.

[@smittywerbenjaegermanjense2350]

MountainGoaat Maybe Navajos should open multiple mega casinos and profit off them like these Wisconsin Natives do.

[@MrNeverseen7]

Look at the white person trying to turn natives on one another lol

[@LtPeeWeeHerman]

MrNeverseen7 they fient like each other before whites came

[@ricardoguanipa8275]

Location, location, location

[@aditya.malladi]

I'm still trying to get over the fact that 250 years was not enough for you guys to stop calling native Americans 'Indians'. Its been a while guys I think you should change

[@ray1411]

I love how she went to that bar, and they all had an opinion on what native Americans receive, yet I didn’t hear one program set up for native Americans to work in the casinos.

[@graceofgardens]

They should put the money in holdings and slowly release some over the years

[@RBGUERILLA]

I came here for the angry white comments.

[@AM-re2bc]

RBGUERILLA I came here for the angry black people comments.

[@RBGUERILLA]

A M Good luck 👍🏾

[@AM-re2bc]

RBGUERILLA Thanks. Already found 1/2 dozen. The other half were about mad black people waiting for incoming mad white people 😂 Black privilege at its finest.

[@skiiimsk]

RBGUERILLA They angry white comments are so funny

[@veronica213LA]

Me too lol

[@marisolalfonso7826]

“I’m not racist but...” that’s usually the beginning of a racist mindset statement 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@sharpaycutie2]

Not it's called white guilt. I hated that saying growing up. They never said anything ra dccsist when they would say it.

[@camerons-m8040]

Omg so true

[@dimitrir.2112]

You want to seen what casino money really does? Come to the Mdewakanton Tribe in Shakopee MN, and the Mystic Lake Casino. Just like this reservation, they went from a bingo trialer and dirt roads. To entire communites multi-million dollar homes, and large land grabs.

[@zipbam39]

They got some badass last names