Invest in Alaska Native, American Indian and First Nations Tribes
By Terrance H. Booth, Sr. – Tsimshian Tribe Alaska
Background
All of Indian Country knows the current state of America’s economy and they getting themselves more into debt. With federal budget some decline in our Alaska Native, First Nations and American Indian programs receiving budget cuts. We see our Congressional leadership, Office of the President, Corporate leaders struggling to put into place viable economic solutions. We readily see this Nation America debt hitting trillions of dollars. For Alaska Native and Native American Tribes our trust fund and the mismanagement of our dollars in the hands of federal government unaccounted for and a class action suit had to be implemented to gain back at least a portion of what was mismanaged. Native Americans still waiting for the profits from their land and resources assets are appealing to the public to be heard. (Friends Committee on National Legislation) Investments are much needed to bring social and economic betterment to all of North America’s Indigenous. Several tribes have high as 80% unemployment rate while the rest of America is at about 9.5% unemployment rate as of July 2010. So with a bleak economy surrounding First Nations and Indian County, USA Alaska Native, American Indian and First Nations have to take their own financial imitative to once again prosper their tribes.
Invest in Alaska Native, First Nations and Native Alaska Native, First Nations and American Indian Tribes needs to become a reality and created to bring about social and economic betterment for the Indigenous of North Alaska Native, First Nations and American Indian Tribes. It needs to become a primary focal point and primary North America Indigenous mechanism to manage investment promotion for all Tribes of North America for Alaska Native, First Nations and American Indian Tribes. Invest in Alaska Native, First Nations and Alaska Native, First Nations and American Indian Tribes has four main roles:
Facilitate Investment Inquiries
Invest in Alaska Native, First Nations and American Indian Tribes welcomes all inquiries from international and national investors who want to learn more about investing with Tribes in Canada and United States. Invest in Alaska Native, First Nations and American Indian Tribes provides information about the Tribes of Canada and United States economy as a whole, assists in making contacts with appropriate with the Tribes and government agencies of Canada and federal and state agencies, and helps investors learn more about U.S. policies and investment procedures.
Connect Investors with U.S. States
Invest in Alaska Native; First Nations and American Indian Tribes seek to bring social and economic betterment to their tribal settings. November 2008 100 Tribal Delegates from First Nations Canada embarked upon a trade mission to Beijing, China and some coming away with $100s of millions of dollars for their tribal projects or formed joint ventures and partnerships. So we have model examples to follow showing tribes that there are local efforts to promote outward investments can be accomplished. In the United States, local and state entities facilitate individual foreign investment transactions while offering the tailored services investors need to complete a successful investment. American Indian Tribes have Native Owned companies that have developed their tribal portfolios on their tribal investments Invest in Alaska Native, First Nations and American Indian Tribes will designated its staff who will readily bring referrals by its newsletter, email and regular mail up potential investors who desire to work with all the Indigenous of North America. The Tribes will establish a national office in both Canada and USA.
Invest in Alaska Native, First Nations and American Indian Tribes reviews and acts upon specific policy issues that are raised by international and national investors that are specific in working with Tribes of North America.
Educate Investors
Invest in Alaska Native, First Nations and American Indian Tribes will continually develop programs and services to educate international and national both foreign or investors of Canada and USA on topics related to investing in Alaska Native, First Nations and American Indian Tribes it will facilitate workshops at regional and national Native Conferences in both Canada and USA.
Prime Mover for Alaska Native, First Nation and Native American Tribes
Native American Trade and Information Office have been collecting their applications providing and approving the first quarter of this year 55 Native projects. Now they are in there second round of providing funds not only to Native American Tribes; but is establishing a First Nations office in Vancouver, British Columbia. Their Website: http://www.nativeamericantio.org Email them and ask for their application. It is important that you act very fast for the second round of funding ends on September 30, 2010.
Their Mission Statement:
Our Indian managed non-profit is to provide funding in economic project development, education in business and personal finances, economic strategies, employment opportunities and instruction on implementation; we will play an important role in bring self reliance to our great Indian Nations. Economic strength enhances our Nation’s ability to better insure generational preservation of our cultures; music, dance, language, & arts are an integral part of our mission.
This writer’s father once said.” To really look at tribal economic development in reality is a re-discovery of ourselves.” A quote from the Late Ira C. Booth, Tsimshian Historian, Former Tribal Judge, and researcher of the Tsimshian Nation.
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