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Native Americans and reservation inequality

Index Native Americans and reservation inequality

Native American reservation inequality underlies a range of societal issues that affect the lives of Native American populations residing on reservations in the United States. [1]

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  1. 73 relations: African Americans, Akimel O'odham, Alaska, Alaska Natives, Alcohol and Native Americans, Alcoholism, American Indian boarding schools, Amnesty International, Anschutz Medical Campus, Asian Pacific Americans, Association of American Medical Colleges, Barack Obama, Birth control, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Cannabis (drug), Cultural assimilation of Native Americans, Dawes Act, Depression (mood), Diabetes, Extreme poverty, Gender differences in suicide, Gender role, Gender roles among the Indigenous peoples of North America, Genetic predisposition, Graduate medical education, Homicide, Impact of Native American gaming, Indian country, Indian Health Service, Indian Removal Act, Indian reservation, Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975, Jurisdiction, Medicaid, Methamphetamine and Native Americans, Midwestern United States, Modern social statistics of Native Americans, Native American disease and epidemics, Native American identity in the United States, Native American reservation politics, Native American self-determination, Native Americans in the United States, Navajo Nation, Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe, Pancreatitis, Pneumonia, Postcolonial feminism, Poverty, Prescription drug, Preventive healthcare, ... Expand index (23 more) »

  2. American Indian reservations
  3. Native American health
  4. Suicide in the United States
  5. Violence against Indigenous women in the United States

African Americans

African Americans, also known as Black Americans or Afro-Americans, are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

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Akimel O'odham

The Akimel O'odham (O'odham for "river people"), also called the Pima, are a group of Native Americans living in an area consisting of what is now central and southern Arizona, as well as northwestern Mexico in the states of Sonora and Chihuahua.

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Alaska

Alaska is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America.

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Alaska Natives

Alaska Natives (also known as Alaskan Indians, Alaskan Natives, Native Alaskans, Indigenous Alaskans, Aboriginal Alaskans or First Alaskans) are the Indigenous peoples of Alaska and include Alaskan Creoles, Iñupiat, Yupik, Aleut, Eyak, Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, and a number of Northern Athabaskan cultures.

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Alcohol and Native Americans

Many Native Americans in the United States have been harmed by, or become addicted to, drinking alcohol. Native Americans and reservation inequality and alcohol and Native Americans are American Indian reservations and native American health.

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Alcoholism

Alcoholism is the continued drinking of alcohol despite it causing problems. Native Americans and reservation inequality and Alcoholism are Substance-related disorders.

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American Indian boarding schools

American Indian boarding schools, also known more recently as American Indian residential schools, were established in the United States from the mid-17th to the early 20th centuries with a primary objective of "civilizing" or assimilating Native American children and youth into Anglo-American culture.

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Amnesty International

Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom.

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Anschutz Medical Campus

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is the academic health sciences campus in Aurora, Colorado that houses the University of Colorado's six health sciences-related schools and colleges, including the University of Colorado School of Medicine, the CU Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the CU College of Nursing, the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, and the Colorado School of Public Health, as well as the graduate school for various fields in the biological and biomedical sciences.

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Asian Pacific Americans

Asian/Pacific American (APA) or Asian/Pacific Islander (API) or Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) or Asian American and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) is a term sometimes used in the United States when including both Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

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Association of American Medical Colleges

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. that was established in 1876.

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.

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Birth control

Birth control, also known as contraception, anticonception, and fertility control, is the use of methods or devices to prevent unintended pregnancy.

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Bureau of Indian Affairs

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior.

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Cannabis (drug)

Cannabis, also known as marijuana or weed, among other names, is a non-chemically uniform drug from the cannabis plant.

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Cultural assimilation of Native Americans

A series of efforts were made by the United States to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream European–American culture between the years of 1790 and 1920.

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Dawes Act

The Dawes Act of 1887 (also known as the General Allotment Act or the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887) regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States.

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Depression (mood)

Depression is a mental state of low mood and aversion to activity.

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Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus, often known simply as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels.

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Extreme poverty

Extreme poverty is the most severe type of poverty, defined by the United Nations (UN) as "a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs, including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education and information.

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Gender differences in suicide

Gender differences in suicide rates have been shown to be significant.

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Gender role

A gender role, or sex role, is a set of socially accepted behaviors and attitudes deemed appropriate or desirable for individuals based on their sex.

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Gender roles among the Indigenous peoples of North America

Traditional gender roles among Native American and First Nations peoples tend to vary greatly by region and community.

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Genetic predisposition

A genetic predisposition is a genetic characteristic which influences the possible phenotypic development of an individual organism within a species or population under the influence of environmental conditions.

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Graduate medical education

Graduate medical education (GME) refers to any type of formal medical education, usually hospital-sponsored or hospital-based training, pursued after receipt of the M.D. or D.O. degree in the United States This education includes internship, residency, subspecialty and fellowship programs, and leads to state licensure and board certification.

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Homicide

Homicide is an act in which a human causes the death of another human.

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Impact of Native American gaming

The impact of Native American gaming depends on the tribe and its location.

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Indian country

Indian country is any of the many self-governing Native American/American Indian communities throughout the United States. Native Americans and reservation inequality and Indian country are native American culture.

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Indian Health Service

The Indian Health Service (IHS) is an operating division (OPDIV) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Native Americans and reservation inequality and Indian Health Service are native American health.

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Indian Removal Act

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was signed into law on May 28, 1830, by United States President Andrew Jackson.

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Indian reservation

An American Indian reservation is an area of land held and governed by a U.S. federal government-recognized Native American tribal nation, whose government is autonomous, subject to regulations passed by the United States Congress and administered by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, and not to the U.S. Native Americans and reservation inequality and Indian reservation are American Indian reservations and native American culture.

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Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975

The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (Public Law 93-638) authorized the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and some other government agencies to enter into contracts with, and make grants directly to, federally recognized Indian tribes.

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Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction (from Latin juris 'law' + dictio 'speech' or 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice.

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Medicaid

In the United States, Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources.

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Methamphetamine and Native Americans

Methamphetamine became a major public health concern among Native Americans in the 2000s. Native Americans and reservation inequality and Methamphetamine and Native Americans are American Indian reservations and native American health.

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Midwestern United States

The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau.

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Modern social statistics of Native Americans

Modern social statistics of Native Americans serve as defining characteristics of Native American life, and can be compared to the average United States citizens’ social statistics. Native Americans and reservation inequality and Modern social statistics of Native Americans are native American health.

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Native American disease and epidemics

Although a variety of infectious diseases existed in the Americas in pre-Columbian times, the limited size of the populations, smaller number of domesticated animals with zoonotic diseases, and limited interactions between those populations (as compared to areas of Eurasia and Africa) hampered the transmission of communicable diseases. Native Americans and reservation inequality and Native American disease and epidemics are native American health.

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Native American identity in the United States

Native American identity in the United States is a community identity, determined by the tribal nation the individual or group belongs to.

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Native American reservation politics

Native American politics remain divided over different issues such as assimilation, education, healthcare, and economic factors that affect reservations. Native Americans and reservation inequality and Native American reservation politics are American Indian reservations.

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Native American self-determination

Native American self-determination refers to the social movements, legislation and beliefs by which the Native American tribes in the United States exercise self-governance and decision-making on issues that affect their own people.

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Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans, sometimes called American Indians, First Americans, or Indigenous Americans, are the Indigenous peoples native to portions of the land that the United States is located on.

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The Navajo Nation (Naabeehó Bináhásdzo), also known as Navajoland, is an Indian reservation of Navajo people in the United States.

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Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe

Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe, 435 U.S. 191 (1978), is a United States Supreme Court case deciding that Indian tribal courts have no criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians.

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Pancreatitis

Pancreatitis is a condition characterized by inflammation of the pancreas.

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Pneumonia

Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli.

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Postcolonial feminism

Postcolonial feminism is a form of feminism that developed as a response to feminism focusing solely on the experiences of women in Western cultures and former colonies.

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Poverty

Poverty is a state or condition in which an individual lacks the financial resources and essentials for a certain standard of living.

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Prescription drug

A prescription drug (also prescription medication, prescription medicine or prescription-only medication) is a pharmaceutical drug that is permitted to be dispensed only to those with a medical prescription.

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Preventive healthcare

Preventive healthcare, or prophylaxis, is the application of healthcare measures to prevent diseases.

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Reservation poverty

Reservations in the United States, known as Indian reservations, are sovereign Native American territories that are managed by a tribal government in cooperation with the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs, a branch of the Department of the Interior, located in Washington, DC. Native Americans and reservation inequality and reservation poverty are American Indian reservations and native American health.

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Restraining order

A restraining order or protective order, is an order used by a court to protect a person in a situation often involving alleged domestic violence, child abuse, assault, harassment, stalking, or sexual assault.

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Risk factor

In epidemiology, a risk factor or determinant is a variable associated with an increased risk of disease or infection.

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Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America.

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Southwestern United States

The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States that includes Arizona and New Mexico, along with adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.

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Sprain

A sprain is a soft tissue injury of the ligaments within a joint, often caused by a sudden movement abruptly forcing the joint to exceed its functional range of motion.

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Strain (injury)

A strain is an acute or chronic soft tissue injury that occurs to a muscle, tendon, or both.

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Substance use disorder

Substance use disorder (SUD) is the persistent use of drugs despite the substantial harm and adverse consequences to one's own self and others, as a result of their use. Native Americans and reservation inequality and Substance use disorder are Substance-related disorders.

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Suicide

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death.

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Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States.

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Teenage pregnancy

Teenage pregnancy, also known as adolescent pregnancy, is pregnancy in a female adolescent under the age of 20.

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Territorial evolution of the United States

The United States of America was formed after thirteen British colonies in North America declared independence from the British Empire on July 4, 1776.

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Tribal disenrollment

In the United States, tribal disenrollment is a process by which a Native American individual loses citizenship or the right to belong within a Native American tribe.

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Tribal sovereignty in the United States

Tribal sovereignty in the United States is the concept of the inherent authority of Indigenous tribes to govern themselves within the borders of the United States.

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Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria.

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United States Department of Agriculture

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an executive department of the United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and production, works to assure food safety, protects natural resources, fosters rural communities and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally.

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United States Department of Health and Human Services

The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of the U.S. people and providing essential human services.

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United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber.

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United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress.

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Veto

A veto is a legal power to unilaterally stop an official action.

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Victimisation

Victimisation (or victimization) is the state or process of being victimised or becoming a victim.

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Violence Against Women Act

The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) is a United States federal law (Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act) signed by President Bill Clinton on September 13, 1994.

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Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Wisconsin Watch or the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is a nonprofit investigative news organization housed at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

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See also

American Indian reservations

Native American health

Suicide in the United States

Violence against Indigenous women in the United States

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_and_reservation_inequality

Also known as Gender and families on Native American reservations, Healthcare on Native American reservations, Native American and reservation inequality, Teenage pregnancy on Native American reservations.

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