"Native Americans are expected to see their buying power jump from $47.7 billion in 2004 to $65.6 billion in 2009"

Native Americans have created a strong infrastructure, which is rapidly developing the Native American economy. Native Americans have a long way to go to ensure that all Native people across the continent benefit, but Native Americans have already created hundreds of thousands of jobs. Native Americans have developed their own educational system, social/medical services, political/legal services, media, music industry etc. All employing Native people both on the reservations and in the urban areas.

Big Business is aware of the quiet economic revolution taking place in Indian Country and are actively trying to capture an untapped market

Information from Business/Marketing reports.
Native American owned firms primarily in the areas of business services, personal services, and construction industries, outperformed all other groups in terms of receipts.
Marketing to Native Americans Demographics
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Native Americans are the nation's second-wealthiest minority, behind Asians, reports Alison Stein Wellner in the August American Demographics magazine.
American Demographics magazine
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Native Americans have played a vital role in the economic conditions of the United States. For example, every year, Native American tribes contribute significantly to the overall energy production of the U.S. In 1997 alone Native Americans supplied 32 million tons of coal, 270 million mcf of gas, 15 million barrels of oil and 5.5 million tons of construction aggregate.
In the same year tribal businesses contributed to the lumber industry by harvesting 650 million board feet of timber. They have reforested more than 14,000 acres and completed forest improvements on an additional 66,625 acres of land. Native Americans also have made an impact on the fishery programs, and release more than 40 million young salmon and steelhead trout in the Pacific Northwest every year.
Tribal businesses have contributed to $10 billion in wage and salary income to the United States. This has generated more than $4-6 billion in federal tax revenue annually. The Native American art and craft industry generates more than $1 billion every year.
On the state and local government levels, tribal communities contribute $246 million in tax revenues annually, and the combined purchases of goods from reservations total $5.5 billion on an annual basis.
Tribal Business Contributions
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The biggest stereotype of Native Americans is that all Native American people recieve a check from the U.S Government which just absurd...Native Americans recieve the lowest rate of funding compared to anyother state, county or racial group!!!
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According to a 2007 U.S Census report Native Americans own and operate 237,000 businesses in the United States.