Sovereignty and Nation-Building: The Development Challenge in Indian Country Today
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The Indian nations of the United States face a rare opportunity.This is not the occasional business opportunity of reservation legend, when some eager investor would arrive at tribal offices with a proposal "guaranteed" to produce millions of dollars for the tribe-although such investors still appear, promises in hand.Nor is it the niche economic opportunity of gaming, although that has transformed some tribes' situations in important ways.This opportunity is a political and organizational one.It is a chance to rethink, restructure, reorganize-a chance not to start a business or exploit an economic niche but to substantially reshape the future.It is the opportunity for nationbuilding.
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Participation, leadership, and ownership of developmental initiatives are linked to improved outcomes across a wide range of wellbeing indicators including economic development, education and health, cultural maintenance and revitalisation, suicide prevention, and social-emotional wellbeing.
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- Authors
- Cornell, S., & Kalt, J. P.
- Affiliations
- University of Arizona (US)
- Venue
- American Indian Culture and Research Journal
- Publisher
- UCLA American Indian Studies Center
- Published
- 1998-01-01
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 187-214
- ISSN
- 0161-6463 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2174729663
- Cited by
- 222
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 9
- FWCI
- 126.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- American Indian Culture and Research Journal (publishedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Law › Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Law
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Indigenous Cultures and History
- Social Sciences › Health › Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Keywords
- tribal sovereignty, nation-building, tribal government, tribal development, tribal economic development, tribal gaming
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