Conclusion,+Findings

By spending time on the reservation, I was exposed to many of these devastating conditions. This led me to question the awareness towards this issue, and wonder how this could go unnoticed. Socially, the Natives cannot succeed within their own community, let alone in more competitive, more educated societies in America. Directly correlated to lack of government ‘follow-through,’ this also seems to be the underlying economic issue, as the dependence on welfare inhibits the economy from growing and developing. The loss of identity on the reservation due to cultural decline, attributed to the physical separation of the people, as well as the forced acculturation to the American bureaucratic systems. Through failed government efforts these declines within the Standing Rock Reservation continue, even with the many struggles to change this.