Quote from: Blawpaw on Today at 07:57:33 PM

Bitcoin is empowering local communities a little bit around the world. Native American communities have been stripped from their land and are struggling hard to escape poverty. This time is Bitcoin who is helping the Navajo people. West Block a Canadian mining company requested the Navajo nation to allow them for energy for a Bitcoin mine on Navajo land back in 2017. The company is currently employing 2 workers but has grown and is looking to have its operations increased to have 11 workers which will be hired among the community. The company is not only generating wealth for the community but is also providing them jobs and financial inclusion. This is the true nature of the potential bitcoin has to give back the power to people.

I don't think it's a direct help, but entities see bitcoin as an opportunity to make money out if. Just like what you said, the mining company requested the Navajo people to used their land for bitcoin mining. 2 workers to 11 workers? I don't think it will put a big dent on their local economy, unless they are like 20 people in their neighborhood. Yes, I know that bitcoin has open a lot of doors, but this is just an exaggeration to me.

If there's something that really help Native Americans, it's gaming:

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Native American gaming comprises casinos, bingo halls, and other gambling operations on Indian reservations or other tribal lands in the United States. Because these areas have tribal sovereignty, states have limited ability to forbid gambling there, as codified by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988. As of 2011, there were 460 gambling operations run by 240 tribes,[1] with a total annual revenue of $27 billion.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_American_gaming