It might be useful for you to read the background to this article. Government has been found by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to be grossly and illegally underfunding social services to First Nations who have suffered as a result. Similarly, the underfunding of First Nations education, basic infrastructure, self-government, along with the  countless other impediments imposed by government has resulted in the impoverishment of Indigenous peoples. Other factors such as the discrimination inherent to the Indian Act, the staggering incompetence of the Department of Indian Affairs, and the systemic racism practiced by Canadian governments are well documented. 

So instead of blaming the victims for the outcomes of the discrimination and poverty imposed on them, it might be worthwhile to consider the facts. This is not a 'political stunt'; it's government being held to account.