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PBS "We Shall Remain": Enterprise in Indian Country

Producer
American Experience (in association with NAPT)
Year

Indian Country is experiencing an economic resurgence despite decades of dependence on the federal government. Though the per capita income of Native Americans living on reservations is still less than half the national average, tribes across the country are building economies with a diverse range of businesses...

diversified economy
economic diversification
economic growth
nation-owned enterprises
sovereignty
tribal enterprises
Native Nations
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Topics
Economic and Community Development
Governance
Useful Links
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Citation

American Experience (in association with NAPT). "Enterprise in Indian Country." PBS "We Shall Remain" documentary series. April 13, 2009. Television, Radio and Film. (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/weshallremain/native_now/enterprise, accessed August 16, 2012)

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