re: Has anyone been on an Indian Reservation?

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PortCityTiger24

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Stopped in one in South Dakota for gas. it was depressing as hell.

Do casinos count?


If so then yes

If you're ever in New Mexico, this is the best one to visit:

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San Ildefonso (sahn eel-deh-FOHN-soh)
Route 5 Box 315-A; Santa Fe, NM 87506
505-455-3549 (Visitor Center); 505-455-2273 (Governor); Fax: 505-455-7351

San Ildefonso has been located at its present site, 20 miles northwest of Santa Fe off NM 502, the road to Los Alamos, since the late 1500s. Beautifully situated on the eastern bank of the Rio Grande, San Ildefonso is very well known for its black-on-black pottery which commands the respect of fine art collectors worldwide. Some dances are open to the public throughout the year; of particular importance is the Buffalo-Deer Dance, which takes place on San Ildefonso's feast day. A museum displays local arts and crafts. The Visitors Center can provide additional information and direct people to craft shops in the pueblo. Fishing is available at the lake.

Hours: 8am-5pm daily (Visitor Center hours).
Admission: $3 carload.
Photo Fee: Photos are allowed, for a fee, in the village only. Certain areas of the pueblo are off limits.
Groups: Advance notice required.
For dance and other information please contact the Visitor Center prior to arrival.

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Drove through a couple, and they were all pretty much the same level of poor. Didn't look like a lot of the run down trailers they were living in had sewer or power. Gas was more expensive, and they only let me get $75 at a time

I've been through quite a few over the years. Unless you're at a tribal owned casino or gas station, it is typically a pretty sorry state of affairs.

I think the absolute worst I saw was south of Glacier Nat'l Park in Montana. I believe it was a Blackfoot (Blackfeet?) reservation. It was about 8:00 a.m. and I saw 3 or 4 people who were just completely hammered and staggering along, and into, the highway. Trash everywhere, decrepit buildings, very depressing...

We stole the better part of an entire continent from them, once we got through trying to kill as many as we could. I know slavery and Jim Crow laws were bad, but the American Indians REALLY got fricked. Those poor bastards deserve all the tax benefits they've got.

by Hammertime
Drove through a couple, and they were all pretty much the same level of poor. Didn't look like a lot of the run down trailers they were living in had sewer or power. Gas was more expensive, and they only let me get $75 at a time
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Interesting...
There's an Indian reservation with a casino and truck stop gas station along I-10, west of L.A., on the way to Palm Springs. Aside from the obvious large volume of traffic in SoCal, this gas station is always packed. I don't think they have to pay federal tax on gas, so they get it cheaper. When I lived out there, gas was always a little, not a lot, but a little cheaper. Maybe a nickel a gallon, but consistently less expensive than any place else in the area.

Good for her, and them. Like I said, I've been through quite a few, but that place was awful. (I want to say it was Hwy 2, but it's been about 12 years since I was there. It was a primarily north/south route through western MT, not too far from the ID border. I'll have to check a map...)

Maybe they're still pissed about Wounded Knee and Leonard Peltier.

I spent a weekend visiting Olympic NP in WA. There was a trailhead parking lot on Indian land that had almost as much broken window glass as gravel. I took a look around and decided, frick this. I asked a NPS ranger about it later, and he said it was Native Americans targeting rental cars.