Government assistance Reservation poverty
1 government assistance 1.1 types of assistance 1.2 percent receiving aid 1.3 problems existing data 1.4 government assistance on ten largest reservations 1.5 local reform efforts 1.6 anti-poverty programs government assistance types of assistance reservation residents eligible federal social assistance programs, including temporary aid needy families (tanf), supplemental security income (ssi), , food stamp programs. in addition, food distribution on indian reservations (fdpir), called commodities, provides in-kind handouts of food. program result of treaties established in nineteenth , twentieth centuries included provisions government provide food , shelter tribal members. each reservation has commodities office, monthly food supplies given out. unfortunately, food tends nonperishable, heavy on simple starches, , nutritionally deficient, contributing high rates of obesity , diabetes on reservations. public assistance not reduce poverty on reservation. although may keep many familie...