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Navajos pass higher tax on junk food

Navajos pass higher tax on junk food
Navajos pass higher tax on junk food
The Navajo Nation Council, in its weeklong winter session, passed a tax on junk food and eliminated a tax on fresh, healthy foods Thursday. Denisa Livingston, a healthy food advocate, worked with about 75 other members of the Diné Community Advocacy Alliance for the past two years to pass the 2...
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Peterson Zah: Native Nation-Building: The Place of Education

Peterson Zah: Native Nation-Building: The Place of Education
Peterson Zah: Native Nation Building: The Place of Education
Dr. Peterson Zah, former Chairman and President of the Navajo Nation, discusses the importance of higher education in empowering Native nations' efforts to achieve their nation-building goals. He also discusses the Navajo Nation Permanent Trust Fund as an example of the strategic orientation that...
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Patricia Riggs: Citizen Engagement: The Key to Establishing and Sustaining Good Governance

Patricia Riggs: Citizen Engagement: The Key to Establishing and Sustaining Good Governance
Patricia Riggs: The Role of Citizen Engagement in Nation Building: The Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Story
Patricia Riggs, Director of Economic Development for Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (YDSP), discusses how YDSP has spent the past decade developing and fine-tuning its comprehensive approach to engaging its citizens in order to identify and then achieve its nation-building priorities. This video resource is...
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Lesley Kabotie

Lesley Kabotie
Lesley Kabotie: The Inherent Challenges of Building Reservation Economies
Lesley Kabotie (Crow), owner of Kabotie Consulting, provides an overview of the fundamental challenges facing Native nations as they work to rebuild their nations and communities through the development of diversified, sustainable economies on their lands. This video resource is featured on the...
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Rebuilding Native Nations: "The Unique Challenges Facing Native Nation Leaders"

Rebuilding Native Nations:  "The Unique Challenges Facing Native Nation Leaders"
From the Rebuilding Native Nations Course Series: "The Unique Challenges Facing Native Nation Leaders"
Herminia Frias, f ormer Chairwoman of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, shares some of the distinct challenges faced by Native nation leaders due to the legacies of colonialism and federal policies.
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NCAI 2012 Annual Conv. - Melvin L. Sheldon, Chairman, Tulalip Tribes - Refining our United Vision

NCAI 2012 Annual Conv. - Melvin L. Sheldon, Chairman, Tulalip Tribes - Refining our United Vision
Melvin L. Sheldon: Refining Our United Vision
Melvin L. Sheldon, Chairman of the Tulalip Tribes, provides an overview of Tulalip's building of a sustainable, diversified economy, and discusses some of the important steps Tulalip took to create a commercial environment capable of supporting business success.
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Project Pueblo: Economic Development Revitalization Project

Project Pueblo: Economic Development Revitalization Project
Project Pueblo: Economic Development Revitalization Project
A strong economy is one of the foundations of a healthy community. Native nations use business profits and tax revenues to invest in areas such as health, education, culture, and public safety programs to meet the needs of tribal citizens. At the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, a sudden economic decline in...
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Ben Nuvamsa: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office

Ben Nuvamsa: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office
Ben Nuvamsa: What I Wish I Knew Before I Took Office
Former Chairman of the Hopi Tribe Ben Nuvamsa speaks about his tenure as the elected chief executive of his nation, and how the governance issues he and his nation have experienced in recent years offer important lessons to other Native nations.
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Diane Enos (leading native nations)

Diane Enos (leading native nations)
Diane Enos: Building a Sustainable Economy at Salt River
In this informative interview with NNI's Ian Record, Diane Enos, President of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, discusses some of the many significant steps that Salt River has taken over the past few decades to systematically build a self-sufficient, sustainable economy.
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Denny Hurtado: Addressing Tough Governance Issues

Denny Hurtado: Addressing Tough Governance Issues
Denny Hurtado: Addressing Tough Governance Issues
Former Skokomish Tribal Nation Chairman Denny Hurtado discusses how he, his fellow leaders and his nation exercised its sovereignty in order to navigate past some tough governance challenges to fund their government, restore their land base, and protect their natural resources.
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