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Although the tribes had relied on federal housing assistance programs for decades, the programs were cumbersome to implement and many of their people on reservations still suffered from inadequate housing and homelessness, some resulting from the widespread poverty due to lack of jobs on reservations. [7] As these issues were studied, tribal ...
Native American reservation inequality underlies a range of societal issues that affect the lives of Native American populations residing on reservations in the United States. About one third of the Native American population, about 700,000 people, lives on an Indian Reservation in the United States. [ 1 ]
Reservations in the United States, ... substandard housing, and deficient economic infrastructure are also persistent problems. [3]
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The state’s handling of booming public finances is also set to be an issue of intense debate. Housing and immigration among issues set to feature on campaign trail Skip to main content
Mass deportations of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. could hurt a range of U.S. industries, experts warn.
In 2006, 61% percent of drinking water systems on Native American reservations had health violations or other violations, compared to 27% of all public drinking water systems in the United States. [37] A highly publicized example of water pollution on a reservation is the Dakota Access Pipeline.
The housing department has “the ability to crack down and bring actions against these landlords, but they haven’t been that proactive.” When housing inspectors cite landlords for dangerous lead conditions, the department requires landlords to make repairs but doesn’t automatically issue fines, an HPD spokeswoman said via email.