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Comprehension
- About what percentage of the Native Indian population lives on reservations? Where are the majority of these reservations located?
- Almost half of the Native Americans live on federal reservations. The majority of the reservations are situated west of the Mississippi River.
- What are some of the social challenges faced by Native Americans? List what you believe can be the possible causes of these challenges.
- Some of the social challenges faced by Native Americans are unemployment, poverty, alcoholism and drug abuse, high rates of diabetes and heart disease. I think that the possible causes of these challenges can be bad living conditions, the oppression and poverty.