Eradicate Third World Poverty On American Indian Reservations

Nearly 10 percent of all Native families are homeless. At over 14 percent, the rate of Native homes without electricity is 10 times the national average. Twenty percent of Native households lack running water. The unemployment rate on some reservations can be as high as 75 percent, while the infant mortality rate is about 300 percent higher than the national average. The life expectancy of Native men is 50 years of age.Half the Top 20 Poorest Counties in America are included in Indian reservations Suicide of Native youth 10-24 is 10x's or more higher than the national average 1 in 3 Native women are raped in thier lifetime 86% of which are committed by non-natives The sad truth is only a handful of policymakers give Native Americans priority on the national agenda.