The leader of a South Dakota tribe is expected to declare an emergency on the state’s largest Native American reservation because of rampant crime that he said hasn’t been curbed due to the U.S. government’s inadequate funding for law enforcement.
They are autonomous to a point, but every tribe gets federal funds. It is usually focused on quality of life issues like health, nutrition and that sort of thing. Reservations are, with some exceptions, very poor and don’t have tax bases. Back in the day, they were given crap land which is the main reason.
They are autonomous to a point, but every tribe gets federal funds. It is usually focused on quality of life issues like health, nutrition and that sort of thing. Reservations are, with some exceptions, very poor and don’t have tax bases. Back in the day, they were given crap land which is the main reason.