I have a question for the Canadians, it's just what my friend from Vancouver B.C. tells me... He says most of the Natives up there are nuts and drink Lysol, he said they also shoot at people all the time. Is he just bull shitting me? I have heard a few Canadians call the Natives "Chugs" 
When you say "natives" are you refering to "status-Indians" or are you refering to their ethnicity? The reason I ask is because under Canadian law, those who move off the reserves often lose their indian status. A woman who marries a non-Indian, also loses her status.
I don't live near any native reserves. Conditions on many reservations can be considered relatively horrid. Many that have moved towards self government are quite prosperous and thriving, however, many still fall behind. In the city, most of the natives I've encountered, were either normal, self-sustaining upstanding citizens, or they were drunken and homeless. It's quite a culture-shock for many coming from the reservtions to the city. Many make the transition, others have difficulty coping. Then there are the natives who are so mainstream, you would not even know they were native unless they told you, as they appear like any other Canadian, and their ethnicity is not so easily discerned, often mistaken for Italian, Lebonese, French, and occasionally Japanese.
I've never met any native Canadians who drank Lysol, ...and I've never heard them referred to as "Chugs".
But just because I've never heard of it, doesn't mean it doesn't occur.
Hope That Clarifies.
