What is one barrier to economic development on reservations?

Distance from markets and high transport costs.

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  1. Too much capital
  2. Distance from markets and high transport costs ✔
  3. Too many investors

Why: Reservations are often far from markets, raising transportation costs and making investment harder.

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Answer: Distance from markets and high transport costs. Reservations are often far from markets, raising transportation costs and making investment harder.

  1. Native Americans in the United States en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States
    Reservations are disadvantaged by their distance from markets and the high costs of transportation
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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