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Red Lake is an Ojibwa Native American reservation located near the border between Minnesota and Canada.

Location, Economics, & Politics
On the Red Lake reservation, 27.7% of people never graduated from high school, which leads to another problem; unemployment. In America, the unemployment rate is 6.65%. On most Native American reservations, it is 12.6%. However, on Red Lake, the unemployment rate rises even further, to 24.4%. This high unemployment rate contributes to yet another issue; low income. The average per capita income in the US is $30,088, while the average per capita income on the Red Lake reservation is almost 3x lower, at $10,236.

Suicide and Quality of Health/Life
The death rate from alcohol-related accidents on Native American reservations is 7.4x the national average. Many families on reservations can't afford to buy Tylenol and have to request it from an Emergency Room. They also suffer from increased rates of diabetes due to the lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables in grocery stores. The nearest grocery stores are 32 miles away from Red Lake in a town called Bemidji.

Many Native American reservations have suicide rates well above the national average. In a survey conducted in 2004, 81% of freshman girls on the Red Lake reservation said that they had contemplated suicide. Nearly 50% said that they had attempted it.



Internet Activities
The Guardian and CBS News alleged that Weise had an account called Todesengel (German: 'angel of death') on nazi.org, a neo-Nazi website operated by the Libertarian National Socialist Green Party. On a talkboard hosted by nazi.org, there are many entries signed by someone going by the name Jeff Weise, who stated that he was a Native American from Red Lake. These entries criticize interracial marriage on the reservation and shame Native American teens for listening to rap music, claiming it makes them violent.

(Not only can racism be seen in Weise's behavior, racism can also be seen in the way that his motives were portrayed in the media. David Yeagley, a columnist for Frontpage magazine had some choice words to say about the motives behind the shootings. These included blaming liberal white teachers for altering Weise's mind more than Nazi ideologies. )

Referred Pages

Red Lake Indian Reservation

Jeff Weise