Introduction
Nicole Boswell, an Indian high-school student in White Earth, Minn., dreams of being a psychologist on her tribe's reservation. (AP Photo/Minnesota Public Radio, Dan Gunderson)
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Winds of change are blowing through Indian Country, improving prospects for many of the nation's 4.4 million Native Americans. The number of tribes managing their own affairs has increased dramatically, and an urban Indian middle class is quietly taking root. The booming revenues of many Indian-owned casinos seem the ultimate proof that Indians are overcoming a history of mistreatment, poverty and exclusion. Yet most of the gambling houses don't rake in stratospheric revenues. And despite statistical upticks in socioeconomic indicators, American Indians are still poorer, more illness-prone and less likely to be employed than their fellow citizens. Meanwhile, tribal governments remain largely dependent on direct federal funding of basic services — funding that Indian leaders and congressional supporters decry as inadequate. But government officials say they are still providing essential services despite budget cuts.
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Nov. 19, 2021 |
Native American Rights |
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May 05, 2017 |
Native American Sovereignty |
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Apr. 28, 2006 |
American Indians  |
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Jul. 12, 1996 |
Native Americans' Future |
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May 08, 1992 |
Native Americans |
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Jan. 18, 1991 |
Is America Allowing Its Past to Be Stolen? |
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Feb. 17, 1984 |
American Indian Economic Development |
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Apr. 15, 1977 |
Indian Rights |
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Nov. 08, 1972 |
Preservation of Indian Culture |
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Aug. 24, 1966 |
American Indians: Neglected Minority |
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May 26, 1954 |
Changing Status of American Indians |
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Apr. 13, 1949 |
Problems of the American Indian |
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Apr. 22, 1929 |
The Administration of Indian Affairs |
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