American Indians are still fighting for more benefits and rights. To get a realistic impression of the native Indians, it is absolutely necessary to look at them from all sides and realize their problems. Although reserves in the United States, in reality, are at a different level of development. The problems of Native Americans are varied and of varying severity. But in many cases one problem produces the next. So there is no shortage of troubling issues among American Indians, both on and off reservations. Today, only 52 million acres remain of the original 6.1 billion-acre American Indian homeland that makes up North America. This land is mostly of lower quality. The Bureau of Indian Affairs conducted a survey of erosion on American Indian tribes' lands and found the state's 12 million acres to be crucial, 17 million most severe and 24 million least affected. Many Native Americans do not have the ability to make a living by farming. In some reserves, commercial hunting and fishing are also prohibited. Poor Infrastructure Lack of infrastructure such as no electricity, telephone or internet connectivity etc. It makes life difficult on the reservations. These inconveniences and insufficient transportation connections often prevent most foreign industries from setting up sites in the reserves. These poor conditions complicate the establishment of American Indian businesses such as casinos and tourism for some tribes. This is due to the fact that they are not easily accessible from nearby large cities and potential customers. It is not surprising, given these circumstances, that unemployment rates are between 50 and... half of the paper.. .... Religions in the modern world: traditions and transformations. New York: Routledge, 2002, p. 242.Green, Leslie C. and Plive Patricia Dickason. The law of nations and the new world. page 173Ronda, James P. and Axtell, James. Indian missions. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1978. p.29Duthu, N. Bruce. American Indians and the law. New York: Viking, 2008. pg. 18.Hoxie, Frederick E., ed. Rethinking Civilization: Indian Voices of the Progressive Era. Boston: Bedford. 2001, p. 66. Duthu, N. Bruce. ibid. P. 17.Hoxie, Frederick E. ibid. P. 20Young, William A. In Search of Harmony. Seven Bridges P, LLC, 2001. pg. 313Bell, Catherine M. Ritual: Perspectives and Dimensions. Oxford University Press: New York, 1997. p. 113.Young, William A. In Search of Harmony. Seven Bridges P, LLC, 2001. pg. 302Young, William A. In Search of Harmony. Seven Bridges P, LLC, 2001. pg. 324
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