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DemocratSinceBirth

(101,930 posts) Sat May 30, 2015, 03:09 PM May 2015

Why are there never discussions of Native American issues ? [View all]

Why are there never discussions of Native American issues when Reservation Indians have a 39% poverty rate and Non-Reservations Indians have a 26% poverty rate?

Native Americans also suffer from higher incidences of alcoholism, higher incidences of infant mortality, higher incidences of incarceration, and lower life expectancies.

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Why are there never discussions of Native American issues ? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 OP

Some candidates do FSogol May 2015 #1

+1 bigtree May 2015 #2

That is good because they have been grievously injured by us. DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #3

Political cynicism Scootaloo May 2015 #4

I suspect it has a lot to do with sovereignty. Natives do vote and have connections to the overall jwirr May 2015 #5

I am NA and live in OK Runningdawg May 2015 #6

maybe because they have to give up something for it JI7 May 2015 #8

I don't know as much about current Native American culture as I should but I would assume... DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #11

Native American's who live in cities are often still strongly connected to the reservation. Going jwirr May 2015 #37

I did a tax return for a NA woman once LittleBlue May 2015 #17

I didn't say the government has to help in my seminal post. DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #18

In the case of the casinos the government gave the tribe a loan and there were laws regarding jwirr May 2015 #33

Tom DAschle was a pretty good advocate for them JI7 May 2015 #7

There is not much interest Jesus Malverde May 2015 #9

I recommended it... DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #15

I support just about anything anyone proposes to help. I feel horrible about what has been done to stevenleser May 2015 #10

Considering what has been done to them in the past, RebelOne May 2015 #16

Didn't a NA tribe chloes1 May 2015 #12

They're sovereign nations LittleBlue May 2015 #13

Bernie will be speaking to them tomorrow Mnpaul May 2015 #14

Wish I could be there. MN Natives are very active in politics and have been for many years. I jwirr May 2015 #36

I didn't know that Mnpaul May 2015 #38

Because people don't care ismnotwasm May 2015 #19

I average about one First American post in GD a week they sink fast like last nights Omaha Steve May 2015 #20

Has HRC talked about these Issues? Katashi_itto May 2015 #21

I found this: DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #22

So a single voicing of support eight years ago and a website form. I see. Katashi_itto May 2015 #23

Well, those trashing Hillary took a statement she made as FLOTUS decades ago KittyWampus May 2015 #24

I kind of wish we stayed on topic. DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #27

It seems she tried to educates herself about their challenges and address them as a senator. DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #26

The Indian Health Care program is now incorporated into ACA. My granddaughter runs the health jwirr May 2015 #34

... napkinz May 2015 #25

Then they would have to mstinamotorcity2 May 2015 #28

I have often asked myself this same question Pooka Fey May 2015 #29

I am learning just from this thread. DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #30

I am one of the people who post re: that idea. To clarify it is not so much that reservations do not jwirr May 2015 #35

Thank you so much for this. democrank May 2015 #31

Since Native Americans are not integrated into American society, Avalux May 2015 #32