Statewide, enterprise profits, taxes, leases, and natural resources support more than two-thirds of tribal government budgets. T
hough this statewide average masks some of the remaining economic dependence on the most remote reservations, the overall picture displays welcome and overdue self-sufficiency. –“The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Indian Tribes in Washington,” 2012
What is the main idea of this passage?
Washington tribes are a long way from being self-sufficient.
Washington tribes receive half of all funding from outside sources.
Washington tribes mostly support themselves.
Washington tribes are entirely self-sufficient.
The economies of Washington's Indian reservations have grown over the last half-decade, and despite some Little more than a third of Indians ... profits, taxes, leases, and natural resources support more than this statewide average masks some of the remaining.
