Building Tribal Economies Toolkit

Listed below are general resources related to the “Place” strategic consideration for tribal economy building as well as additional resources for further learning about the two Tribal Snapshots featured with the strategic consideration. If you have other resources to suggest NCAI add to the list of linked related resources for this consideration, please email NCAI at economies@ncai.org.

Culture and Cash: How Two New Mexico Pueblos Combined Culture and Development*

The History of Cochiti Lake from the Pueblo Perspective

Understanding tribal differences needed for successful development

John “Rocky” Barrett: Constitutional Reform and the Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Path to Self-Determination (video)

Pottawatomie County’s Water Supplier (video)

Tribal Business News: VERTICAL INTEGRATION: Citizen Potawatomi develops businesses that keep dollars turning within nation

United for Oklahoma: Tribal-Operated Water District Serves Rural County

Tribal Business News: Oklahoma tribe launches new pipe manufacturing business in its Shawnee industrial park

Harvard Honoring Nations: Osage Nation Governmental Reform Initiative (2008 Honoree)

NCAI Tribal Governance Innovation Spotlight (Food Sovereignty): Osage Nation

NIH: Fresh Food for the Osage Nation: Researchers and a Native Community Work Toward Improved Food Resources and Food Sovereignty

Osage Nation 25-Year Strategic Plan (Updated 2018)

Osage News: Food Sovereignty Initiative at Osage Nation Continues to Grow and Improve