Poverty  97% live below federal poverty levels  Median income is between $2,600 and $3,500  Unemployment is %  Estimated 17 people living in each family home

Poor health  Average life expectancy years  Teenage suicide is 150% higher than national average Substandard education  School drop out rate is over 70%  Teacher turnover is 800% higher than national average

 Affects 8 out of 10 families  Death rate from alcohol-related problems is 300% higher than remaining US population  The Lakota Nation prohibited the sale of alcohol on the Reservation in 1970s  The town of Whiteclay, which is 400 yards off the Reservation, has approximately 14 residents and 4 liquor stores and sells over 4.1 million cans of beer each year.

2002