Native Americans: historie og nutidige udfordringer

In the past the Native Americans was called Indians. Before the white people came, Native Americans were the first people in America. They lived in many different tribes, small or big, all over the country. The tribes had many special names, probably meaning something about their culture, such as Sioux, Comanche, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Huron, Dakota, Mohawk, and Navajo. The Indians spend most of their time dancing, hunting, smoking, and a lot of other things they do in their culture. The Indians lived in the wild, slept under open air, and travelling across the country. Every Indian lived a happy and healthy life until the day the white men captured America. The white men had guns witch Indians did not, so Indians had not much to stand up too and the white men came in charge of America.

Now the Native Americans – as they are called today live in reservations. Many young Native Americans leave the reservations, and do not care about their culture. That is why The Native Americans became less and less people. Today many of the Native Americans are alcoholics. The alcoholism involves a lot of other diseases, and actually many people dies because of it. Unemployment is one of the biggest problems for the Native Americans. Tribal leaders say unemployment is one of the biggest problems facing Native Americans. Unemployment among Native Americans, especially on the reservations, can reach 50% or even higher. Another problem, they are homeless in their own country. But many people help them by giving Health Care for Homeless Native Americans. A tribe called Navajo has built their own casino, and they are making a lot of money. The casino is one of the biggest and successful casinos in the world. The other tribes request The Navajos to share the money, because the tribes got to stick together. In the latest period the Native Americans has built a college, so the young people can get an education of their culture. In fact the college has one of the highest averages in America. Most Native Americans graduate as doctors and lawyers. Now it is okay to be a Native American and to practice the culture. Today many actually support Native Americans.