A delegating representing nine tribal nations arrived in Turkey earlier this week to discuss the potential for establishing a trade relationship.

Tribal and Indian business leaders are spending nine days in Turkey. They will meet with officials there in hopes of working directly with the Turkish government.

"This is a new day for opportunities, both for Turks and native Americans," said John Berrey, the chairman of the Quapaw Tribe in Oklahoma, the Associated Press reported. "Native Americans can provide Turkish companies a foothold in the United States."

The delegation includes representatives of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Fort Sill Apache Tribe, Quapaw Tribe, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Seneca Nation, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians, Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, along with the National American Indian Housing Council and the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development.

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Native leaders building business, cultural relationships in Turkey (Indian Country Today 11/12)
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