Lance Morgan, the head of the Winnebago Tribe's economic development corporation, has accepted a consulting position with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Morgan, chief executive of Ho-Chunk Inc., will help assistant secretary Dave Anderson on economic development issues. He will work three days a week at central office in Washington, D.C., until December while continuing to work for the Winnebago Tribe.

Morgan, a Winnebago tribal member, is credited with creating economic development on the Winnebago reservation. In 1994, he started Ho-Chunk Inc. with a small amount of gaming revenue and has watched the company expand to more than $100 million in revenues and several businesses.

Anderson tapped Morgan to help with the recently created deputy assistant secretary for economic development and policy position. The post was created a result of the BIA reorganization.

Ho-Chunk Inc. owns Indianz.Com and its sister e-commerce site http://www.allnative.com.

Get the Story:
Exec to advise BIA on tribal economic development (The Missoulian 10/9)

Relevant Links:
Winnebago Tribe - http://www.winnebagotribe.com
Ho-Chunk Inc. - http://www.hochunkinc.com

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