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Native Americans and Their Role in Today's Economy


Native Americans and Their Role in Today's Economy

Native Americans are today part of the mainstream and their contribution to the American economy is limited but significant.

Native American - Economic Development, Tourism, Gaming

The same transportation improvements that allowed tourists to reach the reservation also enabled tribes to connect better with urban markets.

Native Americans and Jobs: The Challenge and the Promise

In recent years, Native Americans have increased their income and wealth through new and innovative economic development activities.

Sovereignty and improved economic outcomes for American Indians

The exercise of American Indian tribal sovereignty over the past 30 years resulted in more economic growth and improved well-being for American Indians.

Native Americans are getting left behind in the remote work economy

In this piece, we report on an important facet of the pandemic economy that has affected how well Native Americans have been able to access ...

The power of self-determination in building sustainable economies ...

Thanks to tribal self-determination, tribal governments are a significant part of the national economy. The nation's 574 federally recognized ...

The Economic Reality of Native Americans and the Need for ... - NCRC

In too many measures, Native Americans have the lowest socio-economic indicators. The 2018 Bureau of Labor Statistics data reported that the ...

How the economy of Indian Country impacts local communities

Other economic ventures range from the role sports can play as a local job-creator, sustainable agriculture and partnerships that tribes can ...

Native American Communities Continue to Face Barriers to ...

... economic opportunity, Native Americans are less likely to be employed than the ... a smaller share of Native households own their homes today.

Native American Influence on U.S. Business Success

In Oklahoma, however, the economic influence of Native Americans is evident. Tribal nations provided over 1.1 million jobs before the COVID-19 ...

American Indians - Economic Opportunities and Development

basket makers, beaders), are not a major source of employment for American Indians today (U.S. Dept. ... American Indian men working part-time cited the inability ...

Economic Freedom On American Indian Reservations Corresponds ...

Native American economies have not always been in economic stagnation, however. Prior to federal regulations established over the past 150 years ...

With $32 Billion in Aid, Native Americans Push Against History of ...

But tribes remain legally barred by the U.S. tax code from issuing these types of bonds for anything other than “essential government functions.

Tribal Economic Development: Action is Needed to Better ...

Historically, tribal communities have had higher rates of unemployment and poverty than other communities. The federal government ...

Inflation Causes Major Financial Problems for Native Americans

Nearly 40 percent of Native Americans reported having serious problems affording food, compared with 21 percent of white adults. The inflated ...

'Reckoning' with the Economic Marginalization of Native Americans

Today, we see a consistent lack of information on Native Americans and their socioeconomic issues. Our organization, the National Community ...

The War Against Poverty--The American Indians - | Indian Affairs

Some of our programs improve individual Indians' capabilities and relate them the job opportunities wherever they may be found. Others develop reservation ...

Past, Present, and Future of ANA

The NAPA established the Administration of Native Americans (ANA) to ... impact Native communities through social and economic ...

Benefits and Service | U.S. Department of the Interior

Indian Affairs programs support and assist federally recognized tribes in the development of tribal governments, strong economies, and quality programs. The ...

Tribal and Native American Issues | U.S. GAO

There are 574 ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse federally recognized Indian Tribes in the United States. These Tribal Nations are distinct ...


Democracy in America

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De la démocratie en Amérique is a classic French work by Alexis de Tocqueville. In the book, Tocqueville examines the democratic revolution that he believed had been occurring over the previous several hundred years.