Osage Nation joins with city, county for economic development projects.
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Boom or Bust: Oil Industry Hits North Dakota
Some families have royalty checks and second homes, while others just want their businesses to get a piece of the action.
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Green Energy’s Environmental and Economic Balancing Act
A proposed lithium mine along the Nevada-Oregon border would produce critical materials for electric car batteries along with local jobs, but critics say the damage to the environment, including the ancestral lands of multiple tribes, isn’t worth it.
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Work Penalties: Jobs Can Cost More Than Being Unemployed
Federal and tribal regulations cut benefits for people earning even poverty wages, but help is on the way to put people to work.
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‘Reservation Worthy’ Cattle Operation Expands Tribal Enterprise
Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s ranch and meat processing plant generate jobs, food security.
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Renewable Energy: Jobs of the Future
InvestigateWest This story is part of a collaborative series, “At the Crossroads,” from the Institute for Nonprofit News, Indian Country Today, InvestigateWest, and eight other news partners, examining the state of the economy in Indian Country. This reporting was made possible with support from the Walton Family Foundation. The job market in Indian Country is […]
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‘We’ve Got to Get Gaming Out of Our Blood’
Tribes contemplate the future beyond gaming after pandemic shows risk of overreliance on casinos.
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Land and Basketball: ‘We’re Bringing the Fire’
Citizen Potawatomi Nation makes history in Oklahoma with new professional basketball team.
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Cleanup of Abandoned Uranium Mines Stirs Demand for Workers
A growing industry for environmental remediation needs local workers with the right training.
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At the Crossroads: State of the Economy in Indian Country
‘Stealth’ economy for tribes hides billions of dollars in jobs, growth and revenue for rural communities.