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On the recordNovember 9, 2011
The average income of an Indian living on a reservation in 2009 was $8,000 compared with $14,000 for Indians living off reservations.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

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Shelby highlights income disparities between Indians on and off reservations.

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