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Economic Issues
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Indians on Reservations: A Databook of Socioeconomic Change Between the 1990 and 2000 Censuses 
 "This study compiles 1990 and 2000 U.S. Census data on Native Americans residing on reservations and in designated Indian statistical areas in the lower 48 U.S. States. Gaming and nongaming areas are compared to each other and to the U.S. as a whole." Includes information on population, income, employment, housing, and education. Opens directly into a PDF document. From the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development. http://www.hks.harvard.edu/hpaied/pubs/documents/AmericanIndiansonReservationsADatabookofSocioeconomicChange.pdf Topics: Native Americans, Recreation, Recreation, Regions of the World, Statistics Last updated Jul 10, 2008 The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development
This research project at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, "aims to understand and foster the conditions under which sustained, self-determined social and economic development is achieved among American Indian nations." The project's website features papers and reports on Indian gaming, tribal sovereignty, and other economic development topics. Also includes links to related news stories. Searchable. http://www.hks.harvard.edu/hpaied/ Topics: Native Americans Last updated Aug 28, 2008 National Indian Gaming Association
This nonprofit group "operates as a clearinghouse and educational, legislative and public policy resource for tribes, policymakers and the public on Indian gaming issues and tribal community development." The site features a history of Indian gaming, Indian gaming facts, an overview of current legislative issues, and documents related to Indian gaming. Searchable. http://www.indiangaming.org Topics: Native Americans, Recreation, Recreation Last updated Aug 26, 2004 Native American Banking Resource Directory
"This directory provides descriptions and contact information for a sampling of organizations that can provide resources to banks interested in lending, investing, or providing retail financial services" to American Indians. Features links to American Indian financial institutions, retail financial services, and resources on single-family, multi-family, public facilities, and commercial lending. From the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, U.S. Department of the Treasury. http://www.occ.treas.gov/cdd/Nativeam.htm Topics: Finance, Money, Native Americans Last updated Jun 22, 2005 The Native Nations Institute For Leadership, Management, and Policy (NNI)
This research institute, part of the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at the University of Arizona, "serves as a self-determination, self-governance, and development resource for Indigenous nations in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere." The website features selected policy analysis, research papers, conference proceedings, and other publications from the institute on topics such as welfare reform, Indian gaming, tribal sovereignty, and related economic development topics. http://nni.arizona.edu/ Topics: Finance, Native Americans, Social Issues Last updated Nov 4, 2008 Northwest Indian Applied Research Institute (NIARI)
This site introduces the work of a research institute that addresses "the needs of Washington State tribes and Native people." The site features annotated links to Web resources on Pacific Northwest Indian tribes, public school curriculum on tribal issues, research reports, and video clips from the Caucus of Native Leaders, Activists and Academics. NIARI is located at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington state. http://nwindian.evergreen.edu/ Topics: Native Americans Last updated Jun 9, 2008 Traders: Voices from the Trading Post
With funding from the now-disbanded United Indian Traders Association (UITA), the University of Northern Arizona's library is conducting oral history interviews with over fifty Indian traders of the southwest United States. More than just a collection of interviews, this site also contains photographic slide shows of traders and trading posts from 1860-1999. Additionally, the site contains interview excerpts about livestock, weaving, jewelry, pinon nuts, medicine men, and pawn. Focus is primarily on the Navajo, Hopi, and Zuni reservations of Arizona, New Mexico, and southern Utah and Colorado. A fascinating and historically important project. http://www.nau.edu/library/speccoll/exhibits/traders/ Topics: Native Americans, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, United States History Last updated Mar 16, 2006 United States Small Business Administration: Office of Native American Affairs
The purpose of the office is "to ensure that American Indians, Native Alaskans and Native Hawaiians seeking to create, develop and expand small businesses have full access to the necessary business development and expansion tools." The site provides links to resources for Native American businesses, specific small business administration (SBA) programs, and information about using the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database to find firms owned by Native Americans. http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/naa/ Topics: Business, Business, Native Americans Last updated Feb 1, 2007 We Are Still Here: Contemporary Issues in Native America
"The purpose of this exhibit is to highlight some contemporary issues facing Native Americans and analyze common stereotypes of American Indians with the hope that this will increase understanding between cultures." Illustrated essays discuss Native American images and stereotypes, contemporary Indian leaders, government relations, and tribal casinos and gaming. Also includes profiles of American Indians from the Boston College community. From Boston College Libraries. http://bc.edu/libraries/about/exhibits/oneill/2006fall/ Topics: Native Americans Last updated Nov 6, 2008 |
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