INDIAN COUNTRY'S Hidden Healthcare CRISIS. Civil Rights Journal | September 22, 1999| | COPYRIGHT 1999 U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Although only a handful of the more than 500 Federally recognized tribes have benefited from gaming, mainstream America seems obsessed by the idea that Native Americans are basking in unmeasured wealth. The truth is that desperate conditions of poverty and unemployment remain widespread throughout Indian Country. Even worse is the deplorable state of health care in many Indian communities. While a substantial number of Americans struggle to secure affordable health insurance, Native Americans--who are three times more likely to live in poverty than other races--often cannot ...

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