Issues Facing Native Americans?

Question

I am doing a project for a class and I was wondering if anyone new of any sites listing or if you knew of any contemporary issues facing Indians, (i.e, Taxation). Serious answers please!!! It is for a college class. Thanks

Answer 1

wikipedia

I can tell you the issues myself though: alcoholism, fetal alcohol syndrome, high suicide rates, low college enrollment, poverty, small population, gambling/casinos

Answer 2

Hi their I will be a hand up, but not a hand out; look up Native American issues for American Indians. I come from Rhode Island and some natives receive tax breaks for being noticed as a full bread to a tribe. I myself am not a full bread; I will never be allowed to accept college funds etc.... The best I can tell you is that their are some native Americans that are recognized and receive money for their connection to native Amercian tribes. This is with out taxes; to the best of my knowledge. Look up gambling casinos in the norther region; you might find more information. I to the best of my knowledge if you are connected to a active tribe you receive money and are allowed to go to collage for free. That should have some background for taxes; IE: money, college for free. Take care and good luck!

Answer 3

If you really want to know you should go to a Native American reservation and ask for a interview. A lot of them are really poor. Not all of them are drunks, greeny. I know my family isn't and hubby's Native club is not either. I'm also Native American and I'm still learning.
You're not going to find much info on line. You'll find a bunch of fakes trying to act Native American. You 're better off going to a reservation.
My hubby and I have college education. My hubby has a masters degree. You will also find few Native Americans in jail compared to other races.

Answer 4

basically a paltry billion funds? Jeez, the Bush administration is slipping! They lose song of tens of billions in iraq every time we turn yet another nook (we've now "became the nook" in Iraq 8 instances, meaning we are suitable back the place began from, two times over). heavily, of the 15 or sixteen that have been interior the working faster or later interior the final 365 days, the only candidate with something corresponding to a first rate song record of coping with interior of reach human beings and their problems replaced into New Mexico's governor, bill Richardson, who's something like a million/8 Yacqui, and has had remarkable dealings with the Pueblo, Apache and Navajo tribes interior of New Mexico. Your suitable wish for a President who will do greater desirable than pay lip provider to interior of reach American subject concerns is for Richardson to grow to be Obama's vp, and then run returned himself in 2016.

Answer 5

There are always land, water, and gaming rights issues.

Here is some information on the Klamath Tribes in Oregon. They are facing water rights issues. These are only the top websites. There are abundant newspaper articles and websites on the topic. It is an ongoing issue.
http://www.klamathtribes.org/
www.klamathtribes.org/water-rights.htm
www.klamathbasincrisis.org
www.waterforlife.net/Klamath/KlamathEditorial.htm
www.perc.org/publications/articles/klamath_propertyrights.php
www.heraldandnews.com (local newspaper)

And this is an awesome website for anything Native:
http://www.nativeweb.com/

There's also the mascot issue which is hot right now.
There are news articles posted at the link I gave you above.
Here are other links on Native Mascots
http://www.ulm.edu/mascot/position.html
http://www.bluecorncomics.com/mascots.htm
http://www.indianmascots.com/
Just type in ncaa mascot in google. Or for more unbiased info. talk to local Native's in your community or go to Native websites.

Answer 6

Anyone who has been born and lived here all their life is a Native America.

From Alaska all way to the Southern tip of South America, All of us are Native Americans.

Answer 7

I think tribes who can think of no other way to show their "culture" but to mass-produce casinos and indirectly car-wrecks/slowdown on country roads (where a lot of the reservations tend to be) are damaging others view of them.

Answer 8

All Real & nunoyvgvn awi you have been given your earned name-
you are now known as walking pigeons

Answer 9

www.indianz.com is a very good site

Answer 10

http://www.westernncattractions.com/attractn/cherres.htm

http://www.powersource.com/cherokee/default.html

http://www.cherokeeobserver.org/

http://www.nativenews.net/nnn_history.shtml

http://www.nativepeoples.com/

http://www.cherokee.org/