In nation 's poorest county , about 56 percent of residents live below poverty line . `` They never stopped up here , '' he says . Herbert Hale , who is a member of the Lakota tribe , is unemployed . Hale gets about $ 17 a week from a tribal welfare fund ; tries to find odd jobs . He has been living in his car for over two years now and says he doesn't have enough money left to buy food or gas.
In nation 's poorest county , about 56 percent of residents live below poverty line . Herbert Hale , who is a member of the Lakota tribe , is unemployed . Hale gets about $ 17 a week from a tribal welfare fund ; tries to find odd jobs . He has been living in his car for over two years now and says he doesn't have enough money left to buy food or gas.