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Originally Posted by Tripredacus
IDK I mean, the reservations still exist. They aren't really integrated compared to other peoples.
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The relatively few people who live on the reservations really only have one main thing going on that people outside the reservations are aware of, and that would be the casinos. Not very many people outside the reservations are interested in how the maple syrup taps are going on the reservations, or whether fishing is good, etc.
When I drive north in MN through the Nett Lake Reservation, every Native American I pass makes it a point to wave to me. The relationship between the people on the res and off is very good. But they don't have restaurants or gas stations along the roads, and prefer to live more privately. So of course that doesn't generate much news.
That's just my observation. My guess is that few people with American Indian genetic ancestry live on reservations and those who do value their privacy.
Except for the casinos of course, where positive publicity and advertising are seen as advantageous, economically.