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Living on reservations today (places (Third World = developing countries,…
Living on reservations today
places
Third World = developing countries
tribal lands (5.2 million Native Americans live on these lands)
People must go to places where there are jobs outside of the reservations
tribal lands / reservations / Indian country
conditions
employment
4-8/10 adults on reservations are unemployed
28.2% are living below the federal poverty line
health
Infant death rates are 60% higher than for Caucasians
82% more likely to die from suicide
177% more likely to die from diabetes than Caucasians
500% more likely to die from Tuberculosis compared to Caucasians
Healthcare
Native Americans live 5 years less than Caucasians on average
housing
many live without water, electricity or telephones
sub-standard
two-bedroom homes for three or more generations
extended family live together
40% of reservation housing = inadequate
people
American Indians
They have had to adapt to the Western lifestyle
Family
grandparents
grandchildren
extended families
heads of households
many members of the same family live together
Americans
Caucasians