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Tribal Business, Leadership, and Economic Development summit in Helena

Tribal Business, Leadership, and Economic Development summit in Helena
Posted at 6:12 PM, Nov 02, 2022
and last updated 2022-11-02 20:16:07-04

HELENA — The Governor’s Summit on Tribal Business, Leadership & Economic Development took place Wednesday at the Best Western Hotel in Helena. The event gathered indigenous people from throughout the state.

They discussed entrepreneurial ideas and businesses with the goal of the event to encourage and promote wealth in indigenous areas that can be generated from within.

“There are tribes from virtually every corner of the state and entrepreneurs from several of the tribes. So, they're bringing different experiences, different ideas together. And I think that's the key. It's building on the traditions and culture of the specific tribes which differ greatly. And using, building on that foundation as a way of building up the economy from the ground up,” says Terry Anderson, a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

Governor Greg Gianforte spoke on Wednesday morning to help kick the day’s events off.

Other guest speakers included Tuff Harris of Crow and Northern Cheyenne descent, a former NFL player; Rebekah Jarvey of Chippewa, Cree, and Blackfeet descent, a designer and fashion show coordinator; and Sharon Small, director of PPCD.


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