Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker meets with leaders and youth from the Bay Mills Indian Community in Michigan. Photo from Twitter
Secretary Penny Pritzker visited the Bay Mills Indian Community of Michigan on Friday to discuss how the Department of Commerce can promote business, tourism and economic development in Indian Country:
During her visit to the Upper Peninsula, Secretary Pritzker met with local Native American leaders and students to discuss how government can best empower tribes to chart their own economic futures. Secretary Pritzker described how the Commerce Department strives each and every day to create the conditions for businesses and workers to grow and prosper in every single community in America. She noted that our Department is actively partnering with Indian Country through programs aimed at: Expanding trade and investmentGet the Story:
Promoting tourism on Indian lands;
Growing Native-owned businesses;
Diversifying tribal economies; and
Preparing the next generation of Native leaders for success in the 21st century. Secretary Pritzker’s trip included a tour of the Great Lakes Composites Institute, an advanced manufacturing facility owned by the Bay Mills Indian Community and constructed with the support and investment of the Commerce Department. The Institute acts to broaden the tribe’s economy and to provide training opportunities for tribal youth.
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