The pandemic affected Native communities incredibly, raising their overall unemployment rate to over 26 percent. In 2020, the rate was significantly more due to shutdowns during the pandemic. In September of 2021, the national unemployment rate fell to 4.8 from 5.8 compared to June 2021 (Native Americans’ rate was 8.5), showing that people are finding more job opportunities now that things are beginning to settle. Poverty can be largely attributed to the lack of employment. Mostly, the development of houses on reservations is attributed to underfunding by the federal government. The living conditions of some Native Americans have also been compared to those in third-world countries.Ĭurrently, over a third of American Indians live on largely concentrated reservations with over 700,000 inhabitants. There are over 90,000 under-housed or homeless American Indians. For example, South Dakota has about a 49 percent rate while Oklahoma has a percent.ĭue to the high poverty rate among the Native Americans, many live in overcrowded and poor conditioned houses on Indian reservations. Some states have higher poverty rates than others. Census.Īccording to the World Population Review, about 33 percent of all Native Americans live in poverty, which has increased since the last Census in 2010. Census are difficult to track on Native Americans for various reasons, there are mostly up-to-date stats on topics such as poverty and unemployment from the 2020 U.S. Ever since the recovery from the Great Depression the Native American society has been largely left out of economic prosperity. The Native American population is grappling with poverty and joblessness even with casinos. This is by no means a definitive or comprehensive list of issues and challenges. In this post, we will be looking at the various problems going into 2022 that the modern Native American has to grapple with. These historical and social hurdles have resulted in many Native Americans succumbing to physical and mental health challenges, as well as not being seen or heard by the rest of society.
The Native Americans, a diverse race of people, are subjected to racial abuse, societal discrimination, incorrect and inappropriate depictions in the media and arts, mental, spiritual, and physical violence, and much more. There are currently 574 tribes that are recognized by the federal government, which are faced with these ongoing issues. Inadequate Health and Mental Health Care.
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