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Native American communities face significant educational challenges, such as inadequate school funding, lack of qualified teachers, student achievement gap, underrepresentation in higher education and high dropout rates. [64] [63] [65] Tribally controlled schools receive funding directly from the BIE.
The problem of poor nutrition in Native American communities has a historical narrative. The traditional Native American diet consisted wholly of lean meats, protein, fruits and vegetables and low in fat, non-processed sugars and sodium. [39] Native people also hunted and fished quite extensively.
Lack of awareness for e-waste issues is also a problem in the U.S., especially among young people. In a 2020 survey of people between the ages of 18 and 38, 60% did not know what the term "e-waste" is, and 57% did not consider electronic waste to be "a significant contributor to toxic waste."
Here are 5 big problems with adult retirement communities in America The expression “birds of a feather flock together” leaves plenty of room for, well, ruffling feathers — especially where ...
Over the past several decades, EJ communities, researchers and activists have used varied methodology to measure the disparate siting and long-term health effects of locally unwanted land uses, waste treatment facilities, and other noxious point sources of pollution in relation to communities of color and other socioeconomically disadvantaged ...
Jeremy Ney, American Inequality. COVID-19 is the most obvious and convenient culprit, both for the absolute decline in life expectancy and the divergence between the experiences of the U.S. and ...
American Indians are inordinately prone to violence when intoxicated. These very traits produced immediate, devastating effects when alcohol was introduced to Native tribes via European contact. The solutions to alcohol problems in Native communities lie in resources outside these communities.
Rural poverty refers to situations where people living in non-urban regions are in a state or condition of lacking the financial resources and essentials for living. It takes account of factors of rural society, rural economy, and political systems that give rise to the marginalization and economic disadvantage found there. [1]