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Pine Ridge Renaissance: From the Ground Up, Sovereignty Can Be Real

Author
Ian Record
Year

This article chronicles the groundswell of small business development taking place on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, home to the Oglala Sioux Tribe. It examines the critical importance that citizen entrepreneurs can and do play in developing sustainable economies in Indian Country.

citizen entrepreneurship
Pine Ridge reservation
small business development
Native Nations
Oglala Sioux Tribe
South Dakota
Resource Type
Articles and Chapters
Topics
Economic and Community Development
Small Business
Citation

Record, Ian. "Pine Ridge Renaissance: From the Ground Up, Sovereignty Can Be Real." Native Americas Journal. Spring 2003, 54-59. Article.

Permissions

This article, which appeared in the now-defunct Native Americas journal, is featured on the Indigenous Governance Database with the permission of author Ian Record.

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