ABSTRACT
This chapter provides findings based on the Claritas data. It describes economic and housing conditions in detail. The chapter defines Indian country and its components, followed by an overview of the population in the tribal areas. Growth in the Native American population in Indian country between 1990 and 2000 exceeded the growth of the entire population of the United States, including all racial and ethnic groups. Although the tribal areas have experienced some progress in economic and housing development, some of the most daunting challenges still confronting American Indians are faced by those living in Indian country. Automated systems would facilitate research on housing and economic development activities. Tribal self-determination must be enhanced with respect to economic and housing responses. The policy and philosophy of termination was ultimately reversed in the 1960s and 1970s, and the federal government initiated a strategy encouraging tribal self-determination and self-governance.
