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