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Fate of Lakotahs Highlights America's Failed Native American Policies

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By Stephen Lendman (about the author)

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-- 40% have no electricity;

-- 60% no telephone;

-- 60% are infected with potentially fatal black molds; and

-- an estimated 17 people on average live in each family home - many with only two or three rooms; some homes built for six to eight people have up to 30 living in them.

Drugs and Alcohol

-- drug addiction afflicts over half of Lakotah adults; two known meth-amphetamine labs are allowed to operate; and

-- alcoholism affects 90% of families.

Disease

-- the tuberculosis rate for Lakotahs is about 800% higher than the US national average;

-- cervical cancer is 500% higher;

-- diabetes 800% higher; and

-- the Federal Commodity Food Program provides sugar-rich foods that cause high rates of diabetes, heart disease, and other preventable illnesses and diseases.

Incarceration

-- the rate for Indian children is 40% higher than for whites;

-- 21% of South Dakotan prisoners are Indians yet they comprise 2% of the population;

-- Indians have the second largest state prison incarceration rate in the nation after blacks; and

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Once again an applaud to you. by Sharon Roach on Friday, Nov 21, 2008 at 9:30:12 AM

Lakotahs by Stephen Lendman on Friday, Nov 21, 2008 at 9:36:10 AM

I Lived On by shadow dancer on Friday, Nov 21, 2008 at 12:34:14 PM

I am so sick and tired of this... by steve scheetz on Friday, Nov 21, 2008 at 2:56:00 PM

Maybe... by Ginger McClemons on Friday, Nov 21, 2008 at 4:56:03 PM

Fate of the Lakotahs and all original people by Rabbi on Friday, Nov 21, 2008 at 6:11:18 PM

Lakota and Others. by Robert N Smith on Friday, Nov 21, 2008 at 8:13:03 PM

Lies from Our Grandfathers by Jennifer Hathaway on Friday, Nov 21, 2008 at 8:33:37 PM

Fate of Lakotahs by Bryan Emmel on Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 at 2:18:11 AM

great article, Stephen by io on Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 at 3:07:44 AM

If You Look by shadow dancer on Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 at 3:22:15 AM

Fate of Lakotahs by sandy valencour on Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 at 2:08:53 PM

Fate of the Lakotahs Highlights by David K. Steele on Saturday, Nov 22, 2008 at 9:47:50 PM

Nonsigners of Declaration of Native Peoples' Rights by frank69 on Sunday, Nov 23, 2008 at 11:34:56 AM