Prestige or social standing may be an important part of the formula as agumonkey says. There are native communities that haven't done well while getting large a

Prestige or social standing may be an important part of the formula as agumonkey says. There are native communities that haven't done well while getting large amounts of oil revenue (or basic income.) So being able to accord that may be more important than the money itself, for happiness. Once upon a time churches and monasteries were pretty good at this; not the only path but it shows it can be done.