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Off the Rez: It's time to close the Indian reservations.
'If you want to start a business on the reservation, here's what you have to do," says Mark St. Pierre, executive director of the Pine Ridge Chamber of Commerce, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. "First you have to go to the tribal government to see if there's an appropriate piece of land for you. Nothing's been set aside for business development, so this is harder than it sounds. If you do identify a piece of land, you apply for a five-year lease, which won't help you with the banks because they prefer 25-year leases. Next, your application goes before the tribal land committee, which often doesn't have a single businessperson on it. This part can get ...
- New Pine Ridge school becomes place of promise for troubled students.
- Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) August 14, 2006 700+ words
...labs and broken computers once described Pine Ridge Education Center's crumbling building...stock book bags, but not those going to Pine Ridge, where doors will open for the first...Boulevard, was demolished and rebuilt. At Pine Ridge, one of three Broward County disciplinary...
- Cuomo, Rominger Join Pine Ridge Tribal Leaders For Wellness Center Ground...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 3, 2000 700+ words
PINE RIDGE, S.D., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire...Opportunity and Wellness Center on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. As part of President...to the Oglala Lakota Sioux people at Pine Ridge, HUD has partnered with the USDA and...
- Pine Ridge Art.
- Magazine article from: Gifts & Decorative Accessories March 1, 2001 700+ words
...Artwork To Paper For the past seven years, Pine Ridge Art has been offering some of the country...rather than shrink-wrapped packaging, Pine Ridge Art makes a concerted effort to have...In a relatively short period of time, Pine Ridge has become synonymous with beauty and...
- Pine Ridge Art.(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
- Magazine article from: Gifts & Decorative Accessories February 1, 2001 700+ words
...Artwork To Paper For the past seven years, Pine Ridge Art has been offering some of the best...rather than shrink-wrapped packaging, Pine Ridge Art makes a concerted effort to have...In a relatively short period of time, Pine Ridge has become synonymous with and high...
- Pine Ridge Winery Announces Retirement Of Gary Andrus, CEO.
- Press release article from: Business Wire October 31, 2001 700+ words
...BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2001 Pine Ridge Winery, LLC, announced today that Gary...Executive Officer and Executive Winemaker of Pine Ridge and Archery Summit Wineries. "I have...Corporation, will serve as interim CEO of Pine Ridge and head the search for a permanent replacement...
- The Sioux today: what is life like for the kids of Pine Ridge? (USA).(life on a...
- Magazine article from: Junior Scholastic Price, Sean March 28, 2003 700+ words
...among the poorest areas in the U.S. Pine Ridge Reservation in southwest South Dakota...size of Connecticut. But ancestors of Pine Ridge's inhabitants once hunted buffalo in...younger than 18 make up about half of Pine Ridge's population. Teens like Shawn take...
- Pine Ridge, S.D., Chamber Makes Most of Attendance at Nearby Biker Rally.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News August 29, 2002 700+ words
...Tribune Business News Aug. 29--PINE RIDGE, S.D.--With more than 500,000...in Sturgis, it was time for people at Pine Ridge to cash in on some of the millions of...spent during a two-week period. The Pine Ridge Chamber of Commerce picked Aug. 5...
- Pine Ridge Chamber Grows in Martin, S.D.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News April 23, 2003 700+ words
...MARTIN, S.D.--The fledgling Pine Ridge Chamber of Commerce is showing its strength...make changes for the economic future of Pine Ridge. Guests from different parts of the...the state on all motor fuels sold on Pine Ridge Reservation and all other reservations...