Diana Katona's.......to be empowered

 

 

continued from Facebook......................

 

Why has this Nation been so admired by some and so abused by others? Why can't this group of peoples pull themselves out of the depression, suicide, poverty, rape and murder, drugs, hopelessness and hunger?  Some have. Some live well. Going on to have business, fame and wealth. But there is a place in this USA that has more poverty and hopelessness than Africa. This places is call  Poverty Prairie by some, the real name is Pine Ridge Reservation, in South Dakota. The home of the Oglala Lakota.

 

 Let me just give you a few highlights of this area. :

Unemployment: at 80%

Homelessness: 30%..(on their own land)

In a one bedroom home you can find up to 16 people living together and 80% have no water or power. Next to this home you can find 23 people living in a 3 bedroom home.

Every 1000 children that are born, 29 die in infancy. This is 3 times the national average. Disease and illness are common among the people.

And I could go on. But I think you get a clear picture. What can be done to help? I have a few ideas. But will take the help of others. There are lots of online sites

which you can donate. I just posted one on face-book, that doesn't mean I endorse it. But so far this hasn't worked.

 

 Why?

 

Because it is in the people themselves.

 

One thing is a constant theme, is broken treaties by our government. But to be honest, even if the government did come through-------- I feel after a time the people, some------ not all -----more than less------would be right back into the pit of despair they were in before they received help,,,,,continued soon......