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Jojola, Theodore S.; Agoyo, Herman – 1992
This paper examines changes in federal policy that have encouraged economic development by American Indian tribes, and presents examples from New Mexico. The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 guaranteed federal provision of education and other services to the tribes, but the newly reorganized tribal governments were regulated almost exclusively by…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Community Development, Economic Change
Thompson, James G.; And Others – 1985
This paper reviews empirical findings from recent social impact assessments (SIAs) conducted in Arizona, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming where energy development occurred in the 1970s and points out efficient research strategies for policy decisions. Topics covered by the SIAs include characteristics of…
Descriptors: Community Change, Economic Change, Economic Development, Migrants
Suchorski, Joan M. – 1987
One of the most significant developments in higher education over the past decade has been the increased linkages between colleges and other organizations and institutions. A prominent and fast-growing form of linkage is contract training. Contract training refers to an arrangement in which a business, a government agency, or a community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Contract Training, Economic Development, Educational Trends
Baldwin, Barbara, Ed. – Western Wire, 1995
Articles in this theme issue are based on presentations at the Pathways from Poverty Workshop held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on May 18-25, 1995. The event aimed to foster development of a network to address rural poverty issues in the Western Rural Development Center (WRDC) region. Articles report on outcomes from the Pathways from Poverty…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Capitalism, Change Strategies, Community Development
Ortiz, Roxanne Dunbar, Ed. – 1979
A collection of 13 scholarly articles and essays, this book makes available hard-to-find information and theories about American Indian economic development. Part I, "The Land and the People", emphasizes cultural traditions and beliefs of Indian people and traces the development of the concept of sovereignty and its applicability to…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Colonialism