ERIC Number: ED272353
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1985
Pages: 36
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Pathway to Self-Sufficiency: Social and Economic Development Strategies of Native American Communities.
Office of Human Development Services (DHHS), Washington, DC.
In fiscal year (FY) 1984 the Administration for Native Americans awarded 227 grants for social and economic development strategies (SEDS) which would help Native American communities move toward self-sufficiency. More than half the grants were primarily for economic development; approximately one-third were for improving tribal governments, and about one-tenth were for social development. The remaining grants focused on a combination of activities. The economic development efforts were aimed at establishing or expanding business enterprises, creating employment, and increasing income from natural resources. Numerous tribal governments were strengthened; for example, 44 tribes enacted tribal codes, 13 tribes initiated new tax collection and management systems, and 47 tribes adopted merit employment systems. Grants for social development often contributed to a tribe's economic development as well. Grants establishing day care centers and service networks to help the elderly and alcohol and drug abusers provided needed social services as well as jobs for tribal members. This report summarizes numerous projects implemented by American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native communities. Appendices include a summary of expenditures for FY 1984, a list of grant recipients, and graphs showing the impact of SEDS grants on Native American employment and economic growth. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Budgets, Business, Community Involvement, Economic Development, Employment Opportunities, Federal Aid, Federal Indian Relationship, Federal Programs, Hawaiians, Local Government, Program Descriptions, Self Determination, Social Services, Tribal Sovereignty, Tribes
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Office of Human Development Services (DHHS), Washington, DC.
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