Michigan tribes met on Tuesday to discuss ways to expand and diversify their economies.
Several tribes are engaged in gaming. "The casino is nice, but it's just not sustainable long term," said Steve Parsons of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, the Associated Press reported.
To jumpstart development, the tribes are considering developing other businesses. They also want to encourage tribal members to become business owners.
William Largent, the director of Native American Affairs for the U.S. Small Business Administration, attended the event. He is a member of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community of Michigan.
Get the Story:
Tribes seek to diversify interests beyond gaming
(AP 10/20)
Relevant Links:
Small Business Administration - http://www.sba.gov
Related Stories:
Cheyenne River Sioux man receives top SBA
award (10/02)
Ojibwe woman wins top
Small Business honor (09/11)
Editorial:
More help for Native small businesses (08/18)
KBIC member appointed to Small Business post
(02/28)
Indian woman wins SBA award for
person of year (09/20)
Native corp
credits success to government contracts (05/04)
Defense rider targets Alaska Native contracting
(04/25)
Opinion: Congressional probe will
hurt Indian business (03/21)
Alaska
Native corporation contracts under scrutiny (03/07)
Indian-owned business earns top SBA honor
(09/14)
Non-Native companies benefit from
Native contracting (08/13)
Alaska Native
subsidiary wins defense contract (06/29)
Alaska Native subsidiary awarded NASA contract
(06/25)
Native firm leases Stevens
building for $6M (12/18)
Supreme
Court rejects appeal of Native preference case (12/16)
Court rejects union claim against
Native contract (06/09)
Native corp close to $2.5B
contract (09/09)
Alaska Native
deal criticized (6/14)
Native
Corp. survives bankruptcy (5/30)
Business
Michigan tribes explore ways to diversify economy
Friday, October 20, 2006
Stay Connected
Contact Us
indianz@indianz.com202 630 8439 (THEZ)
Search
Top Stories
Trending in News
1 Tribes rush to respond to new coronavirus emergency created by Trump administration
2 'At this rate the entire tribe will be extinct': Zuni Pueblo sees COVID-19 cases double as first death is confirmed
3 Arne Vainio: 'A great sickness has been visited upon us as human beings'
4 Arne Vainio: Zoongide'iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage
5 Cayuga Nation's division leads to a 'human rights catastrophe'
2 'At this rate the entire tribe will be extinct': Zuni Pueblo sees COVID-19 cases double as first death is confirmed
3 Arne Vainio: 'A great sickness has been visited upon us as human beings'
4 Arne Vainio: Zoongide'iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage
5 Cayuga Nation's division leads to a 'human rights catastrophe'
More Stories
Euchee man dies after shooting at party in Oklahoma Withcraft an issue in firing of Navajo employee
News Archive
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000