On Thursday, June 26th, ๐๐น๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ (๐๐๐ฅ) hosted the ๐ก๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐นโs (๐ก๐๐๐๐) 2nd annual Pathways to Prosperity Summit. This event brought together Tribal and Community leaders to share resources, network opportunities, and best practices for economic development. Panels included representatives from labor unions, Tribal education departments and business owners, government officials, and development organizations.
โEconomic development is an essential tool of Tribal sovereignty,โ said ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐๐๐ฅ Director of Strategic Initiatives. โ๐๐๐ฅ operates on the idea that the best way to advance sovereignty and resilience is through collaboration and innovationโand the best ideas come from conversations at events just like this. Weโre thrilled to work with ๐ก๐๐๐๐ to foster growth in Tribal communities.โ
Additionally, ๐๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ ๐ ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐๐๐๐ป๐๐ฝ, ๐๐๐ฅ Director of Tribal and Government Affairs, welcomed students from the ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐บ๐ผ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป to ๐๐๐ฅ on Wednesday, June 25th, with a tour of ๐๐๐ฅ offices and infrastructure before the students attended the summit on the following day.
๐๐๐ฅ is a member Tribe of ๐ก๐๐๐๐ which was founded in 1976 to research, develop, and administer social and economic development programs designed to meet the need of Indian and Native American communities. They currently provide services to thousands of clients statewide.
Originally Published: 6/27/2025