Employment Discrimination against Indigenous People and the Labor Market Impact of Indian Reservations: Evidence from a Field Experiment

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The history of Indigenous Peoples in the United States is marred by forced removal, racism, illness, and ultimately genocide. Today, indigenous peoples continue to face challenges, specifically in terms of economics as American Indian and Alaskan Native (AIAN) peoples face high levels of unemployment at 9.9% and Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islander (NHPI) peoples experience an unemployment rate of 5.7% in comparison to white people"'s unemployment rate of 4.6%. Page 30 of the CELT Research Abstract Booklet.

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Title: Employment Discrimination against Indigenous People and the Labor Market Impact of Indian Reservations: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Researcher: Majewski, Adam
Faculty: Patrick Button, Ph.D.
Date Created: 2015-2017
Description: The history of Indigenous Peoples in the United States is marred by forced removal, racism, illness, and ultimately genocide. Today, indigenous peoples continue to face challenges, specifically in terms of economics as American Indian and Alaskan Native (AIAN) peoples face high levels of unemployment at 9.9% and Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islander (NHPI) peoples experience an unemployment rate of 5.7% in comparison to white people"'s unemployment rate of 4.6%. Page 30 of the CELT Research Abstract Booklet.
Topical Subject(s): Discrimination in employment
Hawaiians
Indians of North America
Pacific Islanders
Race discrimination--United States
Geographical Subject(s): United States (North America)
Language: eng
File Type: pdf
Identifier (local): CELT_AB_30
Extent: page 30 of 36
Type of Resource: text
Source: The Center for Engaged Learning & Teaching, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Place of Publication: New Orleans (La.)
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