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NRC works with over 75 tribes. There are 550+ American Indian tribes in the U.S.
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Reservation jobs are limited.
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Reservation unemployment
is 35% to 85%.
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Many American Indians work
full-time yet still fall
below poverty level.
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Poverty ranges
from 38% to 63%.
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American Indians have the
highest food insecurity
in the U.S.
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Youth on the reservations
are at risk.
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Suicide is the second leading cause of death for
15 to 24 year olds.
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The high school dropout rate
is 30 to 70%.
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Only 11% of American Indians
have a college degree.
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There is a health crisis
in Indian country.
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American Indians have
a diabetes epidemic.
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The TB rate is 7 times higher
for American Indians.
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Cancer-related disparities
are high.
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About 90,000 American Indian families are homeless
or under-housed.
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Partners agree that reservation living conditions are like
“the Third World.”