MN needs to offer more support to reservations

American Indian Reservations in Minnesota have been in the news recently with several state agencies promising various aspects of reform.

First, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Narayana Kocherlakota voiced the concern that “economic development lagged on most reservations, leaving them as pockets of extreme rural poverty and underdevelopment.”

Poverty is widespread on reservations, but the Fed is attempting to combat this with new community development operations. These programs should ameliorate some of the economic issues afflicting reservations.

http://www.mndaily.com/opinion/columns/2015/04/20/mn-needs-offer-more-support-reservations