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About 2.5 million Native Americans live in the US today. The biggest (0) TRIBES are the Cherokee, Chippewa, Navajo and Sioux. About a third of the Indians in the US live on reservations, while the rest have already moved on to cities or larger towns. Indian (1) ............ is still preserved in these places. Here, Indians practice their old (2) ............. However, they are worried that these will disappear because more and more Indians are being integrated into (3) ............. Today, Native Americans are better off than they were at the beginning of the 20th century. They get better education; many (4) ............ high school or go to college. Today, Native Americans work as lawyers, doctors or have other important JOBS, like working for government companies. Some Indians get their money from tourism or selling handicrafts. In 1988 the government allowed casinos and other gambling (5) ............ on reservations. Other tribes (6) ............ money from taxes on oil or gas that is produced on their land. (7) ............ life has improved , Native Americans still face many problems in today's America. Unemployment on reservations is about 50% . The income of an Indian family is much lower than that of a white family. Most Indians are (8) ............ paid and are unskilled workers. Suicide rates are also higher than in other places. Some Indians try to their problems by drinking alcohol and taking drugs.