Economic Development

<aside> đź’ˇ Quotes

  • “Economic development is about freedom – about American Indian and Alaska Native nations gaining the freedom to shape their communities and futures in their own ways. It is about making self-determination not only a right but a practical reality.” – Native Nations Institute, University of Arizona </aside>

<aside> ✏ Notes:

  • historical context

    • vast trade networks

    • produced and traded goods and techologies using well-developed systems of trails and widespread transcontinental, intertribal trade routes

    • good included

      • food, tobacco, breads, shell products, furs, basketry, minerals, textiles, etc

    • trading routes were california’s first highways

    • Example: Clam disc beads flowed northward from the San Francisco Bay Area to Alaska!

  • tribal economic development

    • Definition:

      • Tribal economic development is the creation of businesses and employment in tribal communities and the creation of businesses and employment by tribes and their members beyond reservation boundaries.

    • Without Tribal economic development, many Tribes would have no way to fund government operations and provide for the basic needs of their citizens.

  • sectors

    • Tribal economic development exists in many sectors!

      • Manufacturing

      • Government contracting

      • Aviation

      • Tourism

      • Energy

      • Financial services

      • Hospitality

      • Agriculture

      • So much more!

  • Yocha De He Wintun Nation

    • Highlight: SĂ©ka Hills Olive Oil

    • Has more than 25,000 total acres in production

    • Owns one of the most diverse farming operations in Yolo County

    • One of the few tribes with expanding agriculture in California

  • Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

    • Highlight: Ho-Chunk, Inc.

    • 1,713 Employees

    • Total revenue: $417.2 Million </aside>