Minor Reparations
Land reserves were given to Native Americans in an attempt to recompense for the blatant injustices they suffered from displacement and genocide. The modern day Native American land reserve have select privileges such as exemption from taxation and select state laws. There is an extreme deficit of Native American participation in the national government and economy.
The representation of the Native American people in U.S. mainstream media offers very little merit, recognition or acknowledgement to their genuine significance in the country. The indigenous people of the Americas suffer a post-traumatic stress syndrome from the impact of cultural destruction, genocide and continuous oppression. There have been no true efforts from the modern day American government to apologize or recompense for the atrocities committed over the last two centuries.
In addition, the socio-economic status of Native Americans falls within low brackets of income if determined by the common metrics of wealth distribution and income by population density. Poverty has connection to alcohol abuse cross-culturally; however, the particular context of Native American economic status must consider the nature of their blend of assimilation and isolation within the country. Alcohol abuse will develop as a psychological coping mechanism for people affected by poverty, and in the case of Native Americans, this is especially impactful due to biological weaknesses toward consumption that they possess.
The representation of the Native American people in U.S. mainstream media offers very little merit, recognition or acknowledgement to their genuine significance in the country. The indigenous people of the Americas suffer a post-traumatic stress syndrome from the impact of cultural destruction, genocide and continuous oppression. There have been no true efforts from the modern day American government to apologize or recompense for the atrocities committed over the last two centuries.
In addition, the socio-economic status of Native Americans falls within low brackets of income if determined by the common metrics of wealth distribution and income by population density. Poverty has connection to alcohol abuse cross-culturally; however, the particular context of Native American economic status must consider the nature of their blend of assimilation and isolation within the country. Alcohol abuse will develop as a psychological coping mechanism for people affected by poverty, and in the case of Native Americans, this is especially impactful due to biological weaknesses toward consumption that they possess.