Indian Natural Resources--Part II: Coal, Oil, and Gas--Better Management Can Improve Development and Increase Indian Income and Employment

Indian income from oil and gas in fiscal year 1974 amounted to about $43.1 million. Indian income from other minerals, including a large amount from coal, amounted to about $9.6 million during the same period. There are opportunities to improve development of mineral resources, increase the economic benefits to the Indian people, and provide the Nation with increased energy sources. Such development can provide needed jobs and income to Indians living on or near reservations, a group with a high rate of unemployment.