Native Americans & Economic Development

Native American entrepreneurial activity near and on reservations is growing nationally, and can help Native communities overcome poverty and promote healthy tribal economies.

Highlights key findings from research and interviews with more than 60 Native and non-Native leaders in entrepreneurship development. (60 pages, published 2004)

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Case Study: Brinnon & Quilcene, WA; Youthful Energy

These two adjoining rural communities hugging the Olympic Mountains used a combination of social assets and leadership to reverse plummeting wages. An economic downturn in the timber industry motivated Quilcene/Brinnon to build up its aquaculture industry, which has caused a boost in wages by 16 percent between 1995 and 2005 and provided job development programs for youth. Half of the youth live in reported poverty, yet they have become the catalysts for change in this community.

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