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Screen Printing as Economic Development
Read moreWe are excited about the new project we are starting to further economic development activities here on the Yakama Indian…
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The Climate for Economic Opportunity has Never Been Better for Native America – Part 4 of 4
Read moreNative American history is full of paternalism, bureaucracy and Federal meddling. It is rare that the Federal government is able…
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The Climate for Economic Opportunity has Never Been Better for Native America – Part 3 of 4
Read moreWe recently reviewed the Federal policy that is now referred to as Allotment. At the time allotment was enacted, Native…
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The Climate for Economic Opportunity has Never Been Better for Native America – Part 2 of 4
Read moreThis series of posts is intending to provide some perspective on the impact of Federal policies towards Native America. These…
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The Climate for Economic Opportunity has Never Been Better for Native America – Part 1 of 4
Read moreThe influence of the Federal government’s policies on a broad range of areas of Native American life on reservations cannot…
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The #1 Reason Why Yakama Children Won’t Be Able to Start Businesses
Read moreMany of us across America have heard about the American Dream. A definition of this set of ideals (Democracy, Rights,…
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The Incredible Potential of Yakama Children
Read moreWe’ve seen in previous blog posts the impacts that living in poverty can have on a person’s identity, ability to…
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Introducing the Sacred Road Store Artists
Read moreWhat I’ve posted already on this blog, and most of what I will post in the future, regarding economic development…
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9 Revealing Stats that Show the Breakdown of Yakama Society
Read moreThis is a prime example of many economic issues on Native American Reservations – a lack of opportunity exists and has existed for decades. Whether it is because of location, the system in which Reservations were created or many other examples, this lack of opportunity is a significant factor in why many modern day Reservations are broken.
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Why Economic Development is Good for the Yakama People
Read moreMost of the world agrees that economic development is a good thing. Micro-loans, savings groups, Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), and…
