Bryan, Paul, Riley, Seth, Jack

AP Language and Composition

1/11/2017, Pd. 4

Topic: Economics
Question: What enables some reservations to be successful while others fail?

why do people know so little about native american poverty. Why are so many people
ignorant

Ex reasons people are familiar with the stereotype of the wealthy casio present within
reservations, but are unaware of the harmful effects casinos have on the tribal
government and economy

Check list
1. Done Students will develop an open ended question that allows them to research
diverse perspectives on a topic related to Native American life and culture.
2. Done Students will conduct research using the internet, library
databases, books, people, etc...
3. Students will develop a thesis having conducted thorough
research of diverse sources.

The low quality of life present on many indian reservations can be attributed
to the bureaucracy surrounding reservation governments assets, and the
insignificant political influence held by tribes. These factors make it difficult
for reservations to liquidate their resources and improve their overall quality
of life.

Students will synthesize evidence and opinions from sources to support their
thesis.
4. Students will choose a specific authentic audience for their
information.
5. Students will construct a method of delivery for their information
that is not standard essay format but which clearly reflects original
language and structure.
a. Students will create one aspect of their product to be
interactive with their targeted audience.
6. Students will accurately document sources consulted and cited.
7. Students will deliver product to audience for review/reception.
 8. Students will reflect on process.
9. Students will deliver mini-lessons to their own class.

1.

Paul

Bryan Successful Indian Reservations in

present-day

- Pima Maricopa Indian

Reservation near Phoenix, AZ
(NPR Link) - Casinos, MLB
facilities
- Small tribes do
not have the same
bureaucracy of local
governments -- appeals to
investors and businesses
- The Arrogance of
Ignorance
- Written by
Stephanie M. Schwartz,
member of Pine Ridge
Oglala Sioux and member
of Native American
Journalists Association
- 2006 Median
Income was $3,200 a year
- 97% of pop.
lives below federal poverty
levels
- School drop
out rate is 70%
- Lack of
infrastructure such as paved
roads and proper housing
 Un-American Reservations
- Indian reservations referred
to as islands of poverty in a sea of
prosperity
- Even though some
reservations feature billions of
dollars in revenue from casinos,
income per capita remains low
- Lands placed in trusts are
often overused, cannot be properly
utilized by Indian tribes
- Indians often do not have
secure rights to their property

Riley Initially reservations were set up with the

intention of the government funding
everything. However, once established
the government did the bare minimum in
providing shelter, food, healthcare, and
employment. Also, the land in which the
natives live is undesirable land so the
government not helping them is the
equivalent of the natives having nothing.

http://www.nativepartnership.org/site/Pag
eServer?pagename=naa_res_main

Jack Recent investigations would

suggest the benefits of Indian
gaming are not as substantial as
first thought and tempered,
perhaps significantly in some
instances, by the influence of other
factors.

They report, contrary to

expectations, that Indian gaming
was negatively related to county
per capita income and positively
related to the unemployment rate;
the coefficient for the other
variable, employment, was in the
 expected direction and significant.
Findings such as these, though
based on a different unit of
analysis, point to the need to
investigate these issues more
thoroughly before concluding that
Indian gaming is having the
desired effects intended by
policymakers.

http://www.hpaied.org/sites/default/files/p
ublications/WhatDeterminesIndianEcono
micSuccess.pdf

Seth Successful industries

include hotels, golf courses,
manufacturing, entertainment
venues, tourism.
...tribes have
increased their control
over their natural
resources and food
systems, they have
become players in the
countrys energy sector,
and they have begun
trading with Asia (National
Congress of American
Indians 2013b).
http://www.epi.org/publicat
ion/bp370-native-
americans-jobs/
In 2000, Native
Americans median wealth
was equal to only 8.7
percent of the median
wealth among all
Americans (Chang
2010,14)http://www.epi.or
 g/publication/bp370-native-
americans-jobs/

https://brykerwoodspta.org/programs/during-school/library/