History records the repeated economic exploitation of Native Americans by means of seizure of land, forced migration, depletion of life-sustaining herds and exclusion from educational and business opportunities. As a result, most Native Americans live in a state of poverty with 40% in rural settings. According to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Native Americans "experience an extreme lack of economic opportunities and lower than average quality of life when measured against the dominant society." Bureau of Indian Affairs reports that unemployment on Indian reservations average about 37%. Unemployment rates as high as 65% to 85% have been estimated for certain regions of the Indian Country. Tribal governments are working diligently, in very creative ways to network with each other and address some of these devastating conditions; many American Indians remain concerned for their lives and livelihood. (The above historical description was adapted from Sexual Assault in Indian Country, Confronting Sexual Violence, National Sexual Violence Resource Center, 2000.)