Native Americans are now naturalized citizens, and are provided with the same constitutional rights as any other citizen. Economically, Native Americans have an uneven level of success across the nation. Currently, there are relatively 2.8 million Native Americans in the US. Presently, there are severe social problems including unemployment and poverty for Native Americans. Health wise, diabetes and heart diseases are a big concern for Native Americans now. I believe that Native Americans were better off before the Indian Removal Act in 1830. Even though some Indian culture is still preserved on reservations and some Indians still practice old traditions, they are worried that their traditions will disappear because more and more Indians are being integrated into society. Although life has improved for Indians, they are still facing many problems. For example, the income of an Indian family is much lower than that of a white family. Also, they struggle with social economics. Life for Native Americans today is still very challenging and its hard for them to continue to live healthy lives and their economic stage is not the greatest. “About 55% of American Indians rely on the Indian Health Service for medical care”The Removal Act of 1830 left many things unspecified, including how the removal of the eastern Indian nations would be arranged. During Jackson's administration, one of the most important Cherokee groups that decided to leave was led by the powerful Ridge family. At the beginning of the struggle against removal, the Ridge family firmly supported Chief John Ross, one of the elected leaders of the tribe. Ross and his people also believed that the Cherokees' years of peace, achievements, and contributions gave them the right to remain on land that was legally
Native Americans are now naturalized citizens, and are provided with the same constitutional rights as any other citizen. Economically, Native Americans have an uneven level of success across the nation. Currently, there are relatively 2.8 million Native Americans in the US. Presently, there are severe social problems including unemployment and poverty for Native Americans. Health wise, diabetes and heart diseases are a big concern for Native Americans now. I believe that Native Americans were better off before the Indian Removal Act in 1830. Even though some Indian culture is still preserved on reservations and some Indians still practice old traditions, they are worried that their traditions will disappear because more and more Indians are being integrated into society. Although life has improved for Indians, they are still facing many problems. For example, the income of an Indian family is much lower than that of a white family. Also, they struggle with social economics. Life for Native Americans today is still very challenging and its hard for them to continue to live healthy lives and their economic stage is not the greatest. “About 55% of American Indians rely on the Indian Health Service for medical care”The Removal Act of 1830 left many things unspecified, including how the removal of the eastern Indian nations would be arranged. During Jackson's administration, one of the most important Cherokee groups that decided to leave was led by the powerful Ridge family. At the beginning of the struggle against removal, the Ridge family firmly supported Chief John Ross, one of the elected leaders of the tribe. Ross and his people also believed that the Cherokees' years of peace, achievements, and contributions gave them the right to remain on land that was legally