It does. Again, it taints the image of individuals who are legitimately working hard to advance their entrepreneurship and the business opportunities they've created.
When people misuse and abuse, sometimes it reinforces misconceptions that currently exist about first nations. Being first nations is a tough job and a tough reality as it is, but when people misuse benefits that are set aside for us, it gives the impression that we all may be like that, and that's really, truly unfair. Most indigenous entrepreneurs I know work really hard and struggle, because we don't have access to the same tools and resources that non-indigenous businesses do in a lot of cases.
Yes, it's detrimental to our reputation for sure.