Category Archives: Economic Development

“Of all the forces that make for a better world, none is more powerful than hope. With hope, one can think, one can work, one can dream.”
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska celebrated the grand opening of Educare Winnebago on Oct.

On a recent trip to Wisconsin, I had an opportunity to tour the Peter Christensen Dental Clinic on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation. The tour was coordinated by Mary Peterson, Lac du Flambeau tribal treasurer, and led by Dr. Paco Fralick, the clinic’s director.

The success of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe is obvious to anyone who passes through the reservation or the Twin Cities. The band has built a strong foundation in hospitality and related industries.

I recently visited Itom Mahtawa’ Apo, a tribal education center and Travois New Markets project, on the Pascua Yaqui reservation in Tucson, AZ.

We are gearing up to send in an application to the U.S. Treasury for an allocation of New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC). Here’s where we need your help. In the application, we need to provide information about projects that can benefit from and qualify for the program.

(Editor’s note: Chad Burris (Chickasaw) is the guest author of this post.

One of the first things you notice at the Pascua Yaqui Tribe’s new education center is the wide gap in ages of the tribal members taking advantage of the services at the beautiful building. Whether you are walking through the Dr.

(Editor’s note: Michael Novogradac is the guest author of this post. Michael Novogradac is the managing partner in the San Francisco, CA, office of Novogradac & Company LLP. He has more than 25 years of experience specializing in affordable housing, community development and renewable energy.

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe recently completed its new tribal administration building in Guadalupe, AZ.

Last year on May 27, a build up of ice created a jam on the Yukon River in Alaska, about 40 miles downstream of the village of Galena and the Yukon-Koyukuk Elder Assisted Living Facility (YKEALF). This created a natural dam and caused water and huge ice chunks to rise into the surrounding villages.