Lindsey Salazar
ENG 101 Mon/Wed 3-4:15
Essay #1
Poverty is Rampant Among Indigenous People
Imagine a society where many people are struggling so much they can barely support themselves. They also have to provide for a family who is dependent on the income that person makes. They sometimes do not even make the income to feed their families, cloth them and nourish them with the proper necessities of life. These people are often viewed as lazy, drunken savage, who gamble their lives away, and who also have the government pay for everything. As the reader you do not have to imagine this society, this society is called Indigenous people. Causes of poverty among Indigenous people are few employment opportunities, homelessness, and insufficient …show more content…
With the Government giving barely any attention to the living conditions on the Indigenous, they are failing at their jobs of managing Indigenous affairs. With little to no attention being given to them, the Indigenous people will always stay the poorest communities throughout the United States. The government is supposed to be looking out for the best interest of the Indigenous people, but seem to be giving the problem of poverty no attention.When president Obama visited the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in South Dakota he saw the poverty among the people and also the high school dropout rate and called for “a moral plan of action” (Krogstad). The poverty rate among the Standing Rock Sioux was 43 percent, and the rest of the United States was 15 percent. Studies in 2012 show that every one in four Indigenous are living in poverty. Another study showed the average income of Native Americans “ The study found the average income for those interviewed on the six northern reservations is $517 per month” (Gunderson). With this amount of income for one household of an average of twelve to fifteen people per household there is no possible way for all the people living in the household to be living comfortably and living an adequate life. The government needs to put the poverty problems of the Indigenous people towards the top of the list of problems that need to be addressed right away so other people can also try to help the Indigenous people in
ENG 101 Mon/Wed 3-4:15
Essay #1
Poverty is Rampant Among Indigenous People
Imagine a society where many people are struggling so much they can barely support themselves. They also have to provide for a family who is dependent on the income that person makes. They sometimes do not even make the income to feed their families, cloth them and nourish them with the proper necessities of life. These people are often viewed as lazy, drunken savage, who gamble their lives away, and who also have the government pay for everything. As the reader you do not have to imagine this society, this society is called Indigenous people. Causes of poverty among Indigenous people are few employment opportunities, homelessness, and insufficient …show more content…
With the Government giving barely any attention to the living conditions on the Indigenous, they are failing at their jobs of managing Indigenous affairs. With little to no attention being given to them, the Indigenous people will always stay the poorest communities throughout the United States. The government is supposed to be looking out for the best interest of the Indigenous people, but seem to be giving the problem of poverty no attention.When president Obama visited the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in South Dakota he saw the poverty among the people and also the high school dropout rate and called for “a moral plan of action” (Krogstad). The poverty rate among the Standing Rock Sioux was 43 percent, and the rest of the United States was 15 percent. Studies in 2012 show that every one in four Indigenous are living in poverty. Another study showed the average income of Native Americans “ The study found the average income for those interviewed on the six northern reservations is $517 per month” (Gunderson). With this amount of income for one household of an average of twelve to fifteen people per household there is no possible way for all the people living in the household to be living comfortably and living an adequate life. The government needs to put the poverty problems of the Indigenous people towards the top of the list of problems that need to be addressed right away so other people can also try to help the Indigenous people in