Pine Ridge Reservation: By The Numbers
Statistics fall well short of providing an accurate picture of life on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Official numbers, gathered by the U.S. Census bureau, among other agencies, paint a grim picture, but it is important to note that it is both incomplete, and only one representation of life on the Rez. From the Re-Member website : From 1980 to 2000, the counties that make up Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota comprised the poorest of our nation's 3,143 counties. The 2000 census found them the third poorest, not because things got better on Pine Ridge, but because things got worse on two other South Dakota Indian Reservations. The poverty on Pine Ridge can be described in no other terms than "third world." It is common to find homes terribly overcrowded, as those with homes take in whoever needs a roof over their heads. Many homes are without running water, and without sewer. While the 2000 census reported a population of 15,521, a study by Colorado State Univers...
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