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Many Native Americans in the United States have been harmed by, or become addicted to, drinking alcohol. [ 1 ] Among contemporary Native Americans and Alaska Natives, 11.7% of all deaths are related to alcohol. [ 2 ][ 3 ] By comparison, about 5.9% of global deaths are attributable to alcohol consumption. [ 4 ]
The median age of Native Americans and Alaskan Native is 31.2, while the male median age is 30.0 and female median age is 32.8. [9] Native Americans and Alaskan Natives also differ in their household composition. Of the 795,764 documented households 68.5% are family households with the remaining 31.5% non family households.
About one third of the Native American population, about 700,000 people, lives on an Indian Reservation in the United States. [1] Reservation poverty and other discriminatory factors have led to persisting social inequality on Native American reservations. Disparities between many aspects of life at the national level and at the reservation ...
Contemporary Native American issues in the United States. Contemporary Native American issues in the United States are topics arising in the late 20th century and early 21st century which affect Native Americans in the United States. Many issues stem from the subjugation of Native Americans in society, including societal discrimination, racism ...
Canadian binge drinking rates are comparable to those of the United States. They most resemble drinking rates of geographically similar American states bordering Canada. For example, 29% of 15- to 19-year-olds (35% male, 22% female) and 37% of 20- to 24-year-olds (47% male, 17.9% female) report having 5 or more drinks on one occasion, 12 or ...
Native Americans fight barriers to voting, 100 years after being recognized as U.S. citizens. USA TODAY. September 15, 2024 at 5:08 AM. WOLF POINT, Mont. – Louise Smith sits at her daughter’s ...
August 23, 2024 at 9:20 AM. A bipartisan group of senators is demanding immediate action from USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsak after several tribal nations reported that a federal food distribution ...
Native Americans, sometimes called American Indians, First Americans, or Indigenous Americans, are the Indigenous peoples of the land that the United States of America is located on. At its core, it includes peoples indigenous to the lower 48 states plus Alaska; it may additionally include any Americans whose origins lie in any of the ...