Native Americans Today

Question 1

Number of tribes today, and how many on reservations

Answer 1

562 tribes, 200 on reservations

Question 2

% living on reservations

Answer 2

22%

Question 3

7 states with highest native population

Answer 3

California, Oklahoma, Arizona, new York, Texas, New Mexico, Washington

Question 4

Life expectancy

Answer 4

-5 years of national average

Question 5

Economics statistics

Answer 5

Unemployment rate is double the national average, 26% living below poverty line, and per capita income being half national average

Question 6

Population in U.S. Today

Answer 6

2. 9 million

1. 7% of US population

Question 7

Education statistics

Answer 7

half finish high school

Question 8

alcohol-related

Answer 8

6x higher

Question 9

tuberculosis

Answer 9

6x higher

Question 10

diabetes

Answer 10

3x higher

Question 11

suicide and homicide

Answer 11

2x higher

Question 12

Conclusion of World Health Organization report

Answer 12

Native Americans/ urban African americans, inner city people have extremely poor health more like a developing nation

Question 13

California v. Cabazon

Answer 13

1987, power in tribes from federal gov’t not state, ruled that reservations are allowed to raise revenue from gambling if legal in state

Question 14

Native Americans and gambling

Answer 14

by 2012 240 tribes ran gambling operations in 28 states, Indian casinos brought in 26.7 billion in 2010

Question 15

Washington and the Boldt decision

Answer 15

1974 court ruled: Tribes in WA has right to 50% of commercial fish caught, Boldt (judge) based his ruling on the fact that treaties signed in the 1850’s had said that fisheries would be used in “common”