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<br />The IndIan tribes \)f the basin ha\c governrm'n!J]
<br />InslHUllUm pallernl.'d on non-Indian pnndples but
<br />whid! I1JVC J pe~'uJiar autonomy set forlh In treaties Jnd
<br />sub~querH Jej!lsbllOl1. Tribal and :.lIlolled Indian land.
<br />whl.:h b hdd In lrust b~ the l:ntled Slates Gov;;ornmCnI,
<br />is subje~'l lI.l IrihilJ Jnd Federal juri~i.:tioll but 1101 lu
<br />Slale. wUllty. or (it)' Jurisdi.:rilll1. Thm. this IJnd is
<br />neither suhje~.t to tJXJlion or ,11 her assessment by the
<br />Stale Jlld (tlum) gll\"l.'rTlIl1enh. nor 10 Stalt> and (numy
<br />IJws gll\crning land U'>I.' Jnd dCH'lopmt'lll.
<br />The pi.'.:uliar Julollumy Ilf the Indiall tribes <'lIables
<br />them 10 Jppt"ill directly to Ihe Congrt'ss for sp......i:JI
<br />legisl<llion. TillS has bet'l) .'.\er":lst'd 011 numerous
<br />ol'(Jsiol\s by variuus Ir1hes. resu[lJng in Fedl;"ral legl<,b.
<br />lioll pcl.'uli:H 10 onl) Ulle ~r~'.:ifi.: tnbe.
<br />The Im.liJll.'. Wilh lhdr differing el.'onunll~' Jnd ~lJ.:iJI
<br />dIJrJ':h'risll':~. hJ\'e III be .:unsidered JS sepJlale L'nlltie\
<br />In thl' pbnl1l11g uf resuur.:.. dewlllplllellls. f'ahJps 111('
<br />mosl serioU'i rmslJke [hJl .:ould hl' nude is 10 J~~uml'.
<br />':(l/JS.:illu~ly or nul. Ihilt lhl') hJn' th~' >:Il11e nlues. lhe
<br />sam", sodJI phll,,~upl\J<'~. or lhe same uutlooks un lift' a~
<br />Jrt' l"l'l1lmunly as..:ribed Wthe whill' ':Hrnmunitk'~ within
<br />lhl'bJsin.
<br />
<br />THE CURRENT ECONOMY
<br />
<br />ToJay. JS III the pOlsl. a~mcuhllre I~ In lr11Pl'f1;Jllt
<br />meJns of h\'elthootl Jnd tIll' rlIJJOf pwduL'er Ilf wealth
<br />wlIhin the b;J~ll1. Ft'w ,Ilher mJjor replm~ in tl\l' Unit,'d
<br />Stales t'l.}llJl the ~lis\\Jurl !lJ\in in lhe prodlH.:tllln lit
<br />small g:ram~ ilntl meJ!. thl' bJsin\ ,pl',iJltit's. Rq:ul:J.tly,
<br />the ha,ill produ..:es J third or /I1Ole of the ~alion's
<br />wheat. 30 percenl of its sorghum and biHley.::O pl'r..:enl
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<br />of lhe r.:OIll. and ::0 pl'r..:ent llf the oats. In additioTl. the
<br />basin pf(ldll..:e~ .w per..:ent of the rye III the United
<br />States. 30 per..:enl of Ihe sug;u beels. and half of lhe
<br />flaxseed. In lhe ]jve~to..:k ':iltegones. the basin produ.:es
<br />one.fourth of the :\atlOn"s red meal animals, ..:aule and
<br />cah'es, hogs. and sheep. Thl~ is JC":lJmpJished on approxi.
<br />mately 15 percent of tht' IJnd iHt'"J within the United
<br />SIJtc~.
<br />II is impossibll' to L'stilllale how mudl llf lhe total
<br />t'"~'onuIl1Y. either direi:lly or 1l1dire~'lly. is dependent
<br />upon Jgrinllture. ~luch of the non,,:olllmudny segml'nt is
<br />made up of 'iu..:h thmgs as madunery mamh,'nanl'C. fud
<br />grind in!!. fud deli\'ery. dedrll.' power supply. and similar
<br />....r\ii..:es made din.'dly to the farml'r and dependenl upun
<br />hh m,,:ol11e. In addHil)ll. Ihe pro~'e~sillg of fuud is by far
<br />the largest ll1allUfaduring '>I:'gmenl wilhin the bilsin. The
<br />large Iive~t\l..:k mark...ts Jnd numer,)us meat packing
<br />plants of Sioux Falh. Sioux CiIY, OmJha. St. h)Seph.
<br />and Kansas City :HC baSh: to their e.:onoml<,s. In fa.:!.
<br />meat packing IS Ihe largl'st ~mgle fllOJ plO..:essing
<br />induslr:y within the basin.
<br />b'en with tht: dl'dea~e~ in Jgri..:ullural empluymeTlt
<br />due to the lllleHclated rural out-migration and Ihe
<br />mc..:haniLatinn of the farms. this S<,C(OI slill accounts for
<br />morl' johs than doe~ any of tile olher primary industries.
<br />Only the lI11n,,:olllllllldity (ser.'ice and trades) SCi:IUr
<br />t:111plnys mort: peuple. In l'ontrJ,I, mining industries
<br />Jffuru work oppnllullltie, for only J per,'ent of the
<br />tJbur fllH'e Jnu manufacturing ildi\'itit:s pllwlde less
<br />titan X pt'"r":l'nt of Ill<' Jobs wllhin Ihe basin. Tablt:s 4
<br />and 5 show hislnrka] \'alues (If populatllln, employnll'nt.
<br />Jnd earnlllg~ for various \egl11el1ts Ilf Ihe basin's
<br />e':lIlwmy.
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<br />Table 4 - UNITED STATES AND BASIN EMPLOYMENT AND POPULATION
<br />
<br />Populalion and
<br />[mplo)'ml'nIGroup
<br />
<br />1940
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<br />r 03--in
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<br />ll.S.
<br />
<br />Pupubrion
<br />tml'lOlmcnl.lotal
<br />'\pl<ullurc
<br />\lar\uf~ctunn~
<br />Oth,'r ('ornm(...hl~'
<br />'OonconUTI,ldil}
<br />l'mpl"}lIlL'nl..PopubllonIn J'er,'cnl
<br />Ba-.inl'.S. rrnplo)'ll1cnt in PCh-enl
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<br />131.<J54
<br />-15.375
<br />K.670
<br />10.755
<br />HU3
<br />!.2.Q[7
<br />35.n
<br />"
<br />
<br />6.77!
<br />.2.236
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<br /> 1950 191'>0
<br />U.S. I Ua;;ill L'.S. I B~-in
<br />tThou'lanlll
<br />15L.23-1 7.(163 176.191 7,'BI
<br />57A15 !.116 61>-373 1,985
<br />7,1-I/j H] -IS2!! 511
<br />I-I,!!IK !81j 111.119 '"
<br />-1.-153 103 -1.653 116
<br />31.056 IAS-I 3'1,963 1.8-16
<br />311.0 311.5 37.6 3H
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<br />Table 5 - EARNINGS PER EMPLOYEE BY MAJOR EMPLOY~'ENT GROUP
<br />NATION AND MISSOURI BASIN
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<br />7"
<br />lAOS
<br />1.1119
<br />].J.!II
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<br />]"0 ~
<br />-~T8ar<in
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<br />lCurrenlDollu'l)
<br />2.141 3.111
<br />J.517 3,.1-11
<br />3.212 !..!I9-1
<br />3.lfl1 l,ll!4
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<br />3,181
<br />-1.-1-15
<br />5.515
<br />-1.054
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<br />."'uion
<br />
<br />19-10
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<br />F.mploymf'r\IGroup
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<br />-\~ri'IlIIUn:
<br />\Iolnur..durln~
<br />()th~'1 C"mmtldlty
<br />'OllcomntOOlr)
<br />
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<br />1.517
<br />1.156
<br />],010
<br />
<br />3.ISM
<br />5.038
<br />S.309
<br />-1.456
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