suicide on Native American reservations

This article is about how Native Americans that live on reservations, as many do, do not have the resources that they need. Most people who live on the reservations are poor, and many people have addictions to substances like alcohol. Native Americans have also been severely oppressed for most of America’s history. His combination of oppression, poverty, and addiction cause an outstanding number of suicide attempts in the reservations. “To me, this suicide epidemic happening in Indian country is just a manifestation of all its history and reflects our community's historical oppression.” I agree that this suicide epidemic could be cause by the pressure placed on the Native Americans. Native Americans have been given a situation where it is hard for them to survive; over the years they have lost their homes, culture and family, maybe these people have finally hit their breaking point.
Also the fact that they live on reservations means that they cant get the medical help that they would need to prevent theses occurrences. Native American people have been overlooked for so long, and now the affects are starting to show. Now we can see how the oppression of these people has impacted their lives.

Lindquist-Mala, Cynthia. "Youth Suicide Among Native Americans Can Be Reduced with More Federal Help." Current Controversies: Suicide. Ed. Paul Connors. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Deerfield High School. 7 Feb. 2010 .