[mythhouse]

> Or is the “on par” piece completely made up and just assumed to not be the case?

You think the fact the native americans are poorest people with lowest life expectancy is made up ?

yes your fellow compatriot belonging to poorest class of people for belonging to a particular group of people should be a good hint. Like i said its really simple. People trying over complicate this or trying to find gotchas are being disingenuous.