1. As a result, members of the tribe are reluctant to leave the reservation and tend not to do well when they go to school elsewhere. 2. Brien said that his family left the reservation years ago and he had only become involved in tribal matters in recent years. 3. For high school, youngsters must leave the reservation, often to attend government boarding schools as far away as Oregon and California. 4. Many of the young men who volunteered had never left the reservation. 5. Meanwhile, tribal revenues have declined as mineral royalties have fallen and Navajos continue leaving the reservation for Phoenix and Tucson in search of jobs. 6. Native Americans around the country are leaving reservations and relocating in urban areas at a dizzying rate. 7. Now, teen-agers must leave the reservation to attend high school. 8. Only a few reservations are left. 9. Some tribes had reported that state-run welfare programs were causing some people to leave reservations, Ms. Chase said, because they could not find jobs. 10. Those who leave the reservation for college often feel a pull to hurry back, say athletes, coaches and American Indian leaders. |