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When Tiller's Guide to Indian Country: Economic Profiles of American Indian Reservations was first published in 1996, it was immediately hailed as an invaluable resource for anyone working with Native American tribes and communities. Now, this excellent reference work has been updated and enhanced covering the history, culture, business, government, land status, education, and the modern-day life of 562 tribes in 33 states throughout the United States.
New to the 2006 Edition is the " Honoring
Nations " Contributions from Harvard University's Project on American Indian Economic Development with the Preface written by Senator Daniel K. Inouye.
The tribal Profiles on economic development and infrastructure have been expanded and location maps are included ...(read more).
Tiller Research Expands
Business Services
For years Tiller Research (TRI) has been a widely respected and sought after consultant regarding the unique socio-economic, cultural, and business development issues that involve and impact Native American tribes, government agencies, and private industry.
This consulting discipline has been expanded to include services of litigation support services for Indian legal cases; inter-disciplinary social science research; natural resource management studies for issues such as land use and occupancy, forestry, and the environment.
TRI also offers consulting in areas of historical movie content, business diversity training, development of school curriculum materials, Federal Indian policy analysis, Indian tourism, and grant writing.
Important related services are the professional meeting facilitation and strategic project planning covering a wide range of topics such as: business diversity training, school curriculum materials, Federal Indian Policy analysis, Indian tourism, grant writing ...(read more)
BowArrow Publishing Plans New Series
In addition to publishing Tiller's Guide to Indian Country, BowArrow Publishing, the publication arm of Tiller Research, is planning a series of profiles on notable Native American women from the 1900's to contemporary times. This work will present the accomplishments and contributions of outstanding individuals and their impact on the Native American culture and society.
Continuing works on Native American subjects include history, contemporary tribal economies, Indian policy studies, tribal natural resources and management, current affairs, and reference guides.
BowArrow's publishing services include writing, editing, proof reading, and graphic design.
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University Library, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
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Washington Post Book World
Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development
View Tiller's Guide Video
This brief (6.55 min.) video presents a panorama of Native American industries nationwide showing the diversity of tribal enterprises producing major economic growth and countless new jobs.
The tribal enterprises featured are examples of the economic diversity that exists throughout the Native American industries. For example:
Thousands of Grand Canyon tourists provide backbone of tribal economy;
Buffalo herds become an agricultural / tourism enterprise and an act of cultural preservation;
Apparel manufacturing for the Dept. of Defense.
Salmon fisheries production in Northern California.
Sample Profile
Review the sample Profile covering the tribes of Idaho to understand why "The Guide" has become the most respected reference source of modern Native American tribe information.
About the Author...
Dr. Veronica Tiller, a member of the Jicarilla Apache Nation of New Mexico, is firmly established as a noted historian and contemporary authority on modern-day life of Native American tribes ( read more)...
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