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Life on the reservation
Pine Ridge ReservationPoverty 97% live below
federal poverty levels
Median income is between $2,600 and $3,500
Unemployment is 83-85%
Estimated 17 people living in each family home
Pine RidgePoor health Average life
expectancy 45-48 years
Teenage suicide is 150% higher than national average
Substandard education School drop out rate is
over 70% Teacher turnover is
800% higher than national average
Alcoholism and Pine Ridge
Affects 8 out of 10 families Death rate from alcohol-related
problems is 300% higher than remaining US population
The Lakota Nation prohibited the sale of alcohol on the Reservation in 1970s
The town of Whiteclay, which is 400 yards off the Reservation, has approximately 14 residents and 4 liquor stores and sells over 4.1 million cans of beer each year.
Statistics published by the Pine Ridge Oglala Lakota
(Sioux) Reservation
2002