Sequester cuts and self-determination

In Washington, debate is de rigeur, but the so-called budget sequester has garnered a rare D.C. consensus: near-universal disdain. The program, originally a failsafe against congressional inaction, was never intended to take effect. Now, though, it’s the law of the...

Sen. Merkley: Stop Demonizing Legal Native American Businesses

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley made his bones by removing Oregon payday lenders from the state by limiting their potential revenue to the point where they couldn’t do business. The result was a loss of several hundred jobs, millions in labor income, and many more...

Analog tribes in a digital economy

If 90% of public schools in the United States lacked Internet access, there would be a national call to action. If 90% of any ethnic group in the country was not connected to the Internet, the backlash would be immense. In 2011, the Federal Communications Commission...
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NCAIED Welcomes NAFSA and AT&T as Sponsors of RES OKLAHOMA

Mesa, Ariz. October 11, 2012 – The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) is pleased to announce that the Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA) and AT&T are the newest sponsors of RES OKLAHOMA, the NCAIED’s new...

E-Commerce Opportunities for Tribal Governments

Academic research reveals that the history of American Indian business development up until the last three decades can be reduced to a simple yet largely unsuccessful approach: the overriding focus was on what the federal government could do to “help” Indian nations,...

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