Status of Native Americans in the United States

“I believe that one day, we’re going to be able to look back on these years and say this was a turning point. This was the moment when we began to build a strong middle class in Indian Country; the moment when businesses, large and small, began opening up in reservations; the moment when we stopped repeating the mistakes of the past, and began building a better future together, one that honors old traditions and welcomes every Native American into the American Dream”                                                                                            

-President Barack Obama, December 2, 2011

·         Obama is hoping to change the way and conditions Native Americans live in the future. He hopes to improve their status in America and live the American Dream, equally and fair, just like every American does in the United States. Since December 2, 2011 the Indian Community has not improved much. After doing additional research I found that, after 3 years that Obama said this, they are still in extreme poverty and the government has not necessarily yet met their needs according the Indian Reservations in the United States.

Sources: 

1. http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/07/13/business/Reservation.html?ref=southdakota&_r=0#

2. http://www.whitehouse.gov/nativeamericans