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Native America

Once, their nation was proud and strong. Now, they are the poorest of America's poor. Native Americans living on reservations are the most impoverished people in our nation. Did you know that:

• South Dakota is home to the top 10 poorest counties in the United States

• Crow Creek Reservation is the poorest, with an average income of $3,400 per year

• Pine Ridge Reservation, with 80% unemployment, is slightly higher at $3,700 per year

The medical situation on reservations is no better than the above statistics. Diabetes is one of the most debilitating diseases suffered by Native Americans.   High rates of alcoholism, heart disease and cancer also abound. The infant mortality rate on reservations is one of the highest in the USA. These are realities that people on Native American reservations face daily. Statistics vary on different reservations, but the fact that help is needed cannot be denied.

WAGC recently returned from a fact-finding trip to Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota in the fall of 2007. We toured the reservation and met with members of the community, and the directors of several local community and health organizations. There was an apparent lack of businesses, health care providers and recreational facilities on the reservation which is 120 miles from the nearest city.

We have agreed to work with the Porcupine Health Clinic which is the only Native run clinic in the US. Plans include shipping donated medical supplies, helping fund dialysis care and providing aid with vision exams and eyeglass distribution.

Another program involves working with Re-Member, an outreach project to the Oglala Lakota Nation on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The organization has built over 2,000 bunk beds for the Lakota children to maximize the best use of cramped living quarters. Many of the children on the reservation have never slept on a bed and those that do typically share it with 5-6 siblings or other relatives. Re-Member not only builds the beds but also supplies clean sheets and pillows and even an age appropriate children’s book. Click here to learn how you can help.

In 2008 Re-Member hopes to begin work on repairing homes for the elderly and building two new homes that are suited for the area and needs of the people. They also provide week long programs for youth groups that not only provide aid for the residents but teach visiting youth about Native American culture. For more information on how you can help, please see the Support Us page.