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1. Use evidence to describe the economic impact of casino ownership and gambling on Native American tribes.
Some people might think that Indians make a lot of money with gambling and casinos. But thats not so true only 557 tribes own casinos and only 48 make more then $10 million a year. the Indians that don't own any casinos are living in poverty. They have the highest rate of poverty and disease of any ethnic group in America.

2. What is the most significant problem of trying to understand the condition of the modern Native American population?
There is just to many of them who all belong to more then 500 different tribes. They all have different problems and ways of living and they all have different background stories.

3. In what ways are Native Americans a unique minority group in the United States? Do these reasons seem justified?
They are unique because they all have different stories and different ways of living.

4. Please find 4 specific examples of the sorts of events generalized in this paragraph. For each specific example, include a hyperlink to a website explaining the specific event, and a summary of that event.
forcing them onto reservations
permitting them to own land collectively
dispatching their children to boarding schools hundreds of miles from home
outlawing practice of their religions

5. What is meant by the phrase 'diseases of the poor'? What is the relationship between economics and health implied by that phrase?
It means circle of infection and its about the people that have a bad economy and are living the poor life. these people are more able to get HIV aids and different diseases.

6. Is John McCain correct in his assessment of the treatment of Native Americans? Why?
no he is going to ruin their life ending all those treaty's and taking kids away and messing with their living space if he would just leave them alone on their last it would be fine.

7. Please define each of the following terms in the context of Native American policy:
removal- Indian removal was a nineteenth century policy of the government of the United States to relocate Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi

allotment- a small area of land, let out at a nominal yearly rent by local government

termination- ending in time.



self determination- to keep what you have and to believe what you believe in.



8. Finally, give a paragraph summary on what self determination means, and why it either is, or is not, the appropriate policy for Native American people with respect to the Federal government.

Self determination is something u believe in. Its something that u want and u believe in getting it or sticking to it. I have a self determination that ill get an i pad and I'm not stopping till i get one. The native Americans self determination might be to keep their land forever and do what they please and they will work for it.