Tribal Economic Development

Eric Henson

Indian culture, de facto sovereignty and capable governing institutions— these are the three factors that the Harvard Project has found to be beneficial to tribal economic development, and the Chickasaw Nation has all three in spades. Eric Henson details the ways these factors may have contributed to the sustained economic success that the tribe has enjoyed.

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