Beyond the Aggregate: Uneven Development and Target Policies for Native American Reservations

Native Americans remain the most socioeconomically marginalized population in the United States, persistently ranking lowest across key indicators of development. While existing scholarships and policy discourse have examined socio-economic disparities affecting this population extensively, much of the analysis relies on aggregated data and broad national policy frameworks, thereby obscuring substantial variation across communities. The scope of this investigation is to determine whether disparities exist between reservations and based on these findings, to propose targeted policy interventions aimed at fostering more equitable development within Native American communities.