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Joseph P. Kalt: The Nation-Building Renaissance in Indian Country: Keys to Success

Producer
Bush Foundation
Year

Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development Co-Director Joseph P. Kalt presents on the Native nation-building renaissance taking root across in Indian Country, and shares some stories of success.

capable governing institutions
cultural match
Indian Reorganization Act (IRA)
Just Do It
nation building
nation rebuilding
sovereignty
People
Joseph P. Kalt
Native Nations
Apsaalooke' Nation (Crow Tribe)
Membertou First Nation
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
Resource Type
Presentations
Topics
Constitutions
Economic and Community Development
Governance
Citation

Kalt, Joseph P. "The Nation-Building Renaissance in Indian Country: Keys to Success." Tribal Leaders Summit. Bush Foundation. Prior Lake, Minnesota. October 2, 2009. Presentation. (https://vimeo.com/14858844, accessed October 30, 2012)

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