There were also white towns that made money selling alcoholic beverages and drugs to native reservations. Usually long periods of starvation cause high rates of diabetes (amongst other symptoms) in a populace - today the lakota people have one of the highest percentage of diabetes per capita in the world.

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

That is literally what Rapid City is built on.

Meanwhile the average household income at Pine Ridge (not individual income, whole household) is aboud 10-13k per year.