economic development Archives - Sacred Road Store

May282017
Screen Printing as Economic Development
By Darren Maxfield
We are excited about the new project we are starting to further economic development activities here on the Yakama Indian…
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Sep092016
The Climate for Economic Opportunity has Never Been Better for Native America – Part 3 of 4
By Darren Maxfield
We recently reviewed the Federal policy that is now referred to as Allotment. At the time allotment was enacted, Native…
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Aug182016
The Climate for Economic Opportunity has Never Been Better for Native America – Part 1 of 4
By Darren Maxfield
The influence of the Federal government’s policies on a broad range of areas of Native American life on reservations cannot…
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Jun292016
The #1 Reason Why Yakama Children Won’t Be Able to Start Businesses
By Darren Maxfield
Many of us across America have heard about the American Dream. A definition of this set of ideals (Democracy, Rights,…
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May222016
The Incredible Potential of Yakama Children
By Darren Maxfield
We’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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May052016
9 Revealing Stats that Show the Breakdown of Yakama Society
By Darren Maxfield
This is a prime example of many economic issues on Native American Reservations – a lack of opportunity exists and…

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Apr242016
Why Economic Development is Good for the Yakama People
By Darren Maxfield
Most of the world agrees that economic development is a good thing. Micro-loans, savings groups, Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), and…
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Apr062016
Economic Development and Sacred Road
By Darren Maxfield
Unemployment for the people of the Yakama Nation can be as high as 73%. That means 3 out of every…
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