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Economic success has come to only about 10 percent of Indian people. Some tribes that received what appeared to be uninhabitable land have found that parts of their lands contain valuable resources such as oil and natural gas. Others, whose reservations are near urban areas, major highways or resorts, have been successful in the gaming industry.