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What percentage of persistently poor counties in the U.S. are located in rural areas, often including Native American reservations?
What percentage of persistently poor counties in the U.S. are located in rural areas, often including Native American reservations?
- 95%
- 85% (correct)
- 20%
- 50%
Which factor most significantly contributes to the high poverty rates in areas like Standing Rock?
Which factor most significantly contributes to the high poverty rates in areas like Standing Rock?
- Over-reliance on federal aid
- Limited access to natural resources
- Systemic oppression and lack of economic activity (correct)
- High levels of tourism
What is the approximate poverty rate in Standing Rock, compared to the national average?
What is the approximate poverty rate in Standing Rock, compared to the national average?
- Half the national average
- Double the national average
- Triple the national average (correct)
- About the same as the national average
Besides poverty, what other critical issues are prevalent in areas like Standing Rock and Pine Ridge Reservations?
Besides poverty, what other critical issues are prevalent in areas like Standing Rock and Pine Ridge Reservations?
What critical assets do tribes like the Standing Rock possess that they are actively fighting to control?
What critical assets do tribes like the Standing Rock possess that they are actively fighting to control?
What constitutes a county being classified as 'persistently poor' by the federal government?
What constitutes a county being classified as 'persistently poor' by the federal government?
What is a primary challenge faced by tribes such as the Standing Rock Sioux in relation to their natural resources?
What is a primary challenge faced by tribes such as the Standing Rock Sioux in relation to their natural resources?
Besides economic factors, what other consequence results from poverty in regions like Standing Rock?
Besides economic factors, what other consequence results from poverty in regions like Standing Rock?
Which of these contributes to the cycle of poverty in Native American reservations?
Which of these contributes to the cycle of poverty in Native American reservations?
What specific right are tribes continually compelled to defend and fight for?
What specific right are tribes continually compelled to defend and fight for?
Flashcards
Persistently Poor Counties
Persistently Poor Counties
Counties with poverty rates above 20% for three decades.
Native American Land Disputes
Native American Land Disputes
Land disputes impacting economic activity.
Challenges Faced by Standing Rock
Challenges Faced by Standing Rock
High poverty, child mortality, suicide, dropout rates, food insecurity, and lack of access to quality healthcare and education.
Standing Rock Poverty Rate
Standing Rock Poverty Rate
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Study Notes
- The Northwest region faces issues related to Native American disputes and systemic oppression of tribes.
- 85% of the 353 U.S. counties identified as persistently poor are rural areas, including Native American reservations.
- Persistent poverty is defined as a poverty rate exceeding 20% for three consecutive decades.
- Examples of reservations in persistently poor counties include Standing Rock and the Oglala Sioux on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
- Standing Rock has a poverty rate of 43.2%, which is nearly triple the national average of 14.5%.
- Standing Rock suffers from minimal economic activity.
- Standing Rock exhibits high rates of childhood mortality, suicide, and school dropouts.
- Food insecurity is widespread in Standing Rock.
- There is limited access to quality healthcare and education in Standing Rock.
- Many residents in Standing Rock lack basic amenities such as electricity and running water.
- Despite these challenges, tribes like the Standing Rock possess land and water resources.
- These tribes have engaged in numerous conflicts to maintain control and benefit from the natural resources on their land.
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