Indigenous Governance Database

From the Good Native Governance: Innovative Research in Law, Education, and Economic Development Conference

Producer
UCLA School of Law Conference
Year

Assistant Secretary Kevin Washburn provided a snapshot of Native nations engaging in self-governance reinforcing the notion that "almost anything the federal government can do, tribes can do better" through good governance. 

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
good governance
intergovernmental relations
People
Kevin K. Washburn
Native Nations
National
Resource Type
Presentations
Topics
Administration
Cultural Affairs
Economic and Community Development
Governance
Intergovernmental Relations
Land/Jurisdiction
Citation

Washburn, Kevin K. "Keynote Address." Good Native Governance: Innovative Research in Law, Education, and Economic Development. UCLA School of Law Conference. Los Angeles, California. March 7, 2014. Video.

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