2016 POVERTY GUIDELINES FOR THE 48 CONTIGUOUS STATESAND THE

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Persons in family/household Poverty guideline

1 $11,6702 15,7303 19,7904 23,8505 27,9106 31,9707 36,0308 40,090

Facts about Pine Ridge80% unemployment23% of residents graduate high school; among that

group, only 17% go on to collegePoorest county in the USA. Average family income is

just $3,700 per yearHigh rates of alcoholism, heart disease, and cancerExtremely high rate of diabetes. Almost half of the

population over 40 on the Pine Ridge Reservation have diabetes.

Life expectancy for men is 48 years.  Life expectancy for women is 52

Highest infant mortality rate in the USA

Culture Clash on the Prairie

Unit 4- The West

I. Plains IndiansA. Great Plains- Grassland through the

west-central portion of the US

B. Most tribes were nomadic hunters and gatherers (ex. Sioux and Cheyenne)1. Horses- allowed Indians to travel

farther and hunt more efficiently2. Buffalo- Important to the Plains

IndiansUsed for food, teepees, clothing, shoes, tools, religious ceremonies (all parts used)

II. Manifest Destiny- People believed that it was the destiny of the US to expandA. Indians believed land could not be

ownedB. Settlers believed that western lands

were unsettled and moved west to claim land

C. Many mining towns popped up as people went west for gold and silver

III. Government restricts Native AmericansA. Reservation- land set aside for

Indians1. Great Plains set aside as one big

Reservation before 18502. Government created specific

boundaries for each tribe starting in the 1850’s

3. Indians often ignored boundaries and hunted on traditional land- clashed with settlers

B. Treaty of Fort Laramie- Sioux agreed to live on a reservation along the Missouri River (Pine Ridge)

C. Custer’s Last Stand (1876)1. Colonel George A. Custer

reported that the Black Hills were filled with gold- rush followed

2. Sitting Bull (Sioux Chief) met Custer at Little Bighorn River

3. Battle of Little Bighorn- Custer and his troops were all dead in 1 hour