There are roughly 1.5 million American Indians in the United States. Approximately half reside on or near publicly owned reservations. The reservations are held in trust by the Federal government and are managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)

With the unacceptably high level of unemployment, poverty, and related social ills within native communities, discussions of tribal economic development strategies must be accompanied by practical methods that tribal governments and businesses can immediately put into practice. This book is...