The Economic Basis of Indian Life

William H. Kelly
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William H. Kelly: Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1957, vol. 311, issue 1, 71-79

Abstract: Many Indians are solving their economic problems by turning to off-reservation wage work in industry and business. However, most Indians continue to live on reservations where, for a number of reasons, agricultural in come must be supplemented with wages from seasonal and periodic off-reservation wage work. The result is an income for Indian families generally lower than among neighboring non-Indians, with some localities suffering severe economic depression. The Indian attachment to reservation life is strong and hinders the normal absorption of Indians into the general population. Federal assistance programs include both an effort to develop reservation resources and to encourage Indians to relocate in industrial centers.

Date: 1957
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