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THE PAST FOUR YEARS, the Harvard
Project on American Indian Economic Development at the Malcolm
Wiener Center for Social Policy has been running Honoring Nations,
an awards program that identifies, celebrates, and shares outstanding
examples of tribal governance. Forty-eight tribal initiatives
have been recognized to date, representing a full range of policy
concerns that includes resource management, social service delivery,
and intergovernmental relations.
“Indian nations are governing themselves
to a brighter future” says Andrew Lee MPP 1996, who directs
the awards. “And by highlighting these success stories,”
says Terrelene Gene, associate director, “tribes are
learning from each other and sharing best practices.”
Lee adds, “whether it’s at the local, state, tribal
or federal level, we tend to get bogged down in what’s
not working in government. Honoring Nations celebrates what
is working among sovereign nations that have lots to teach
the rest of the world.”
Above, top: View from the Zuni Eagle Sanctuary
in Zuni, New Mexico. The Zuni Pueblo received high honors
in 2002 for creating an aviary for eagles with permanent debilitating
injuries.
Above, bottom: Nelson Luna with O:lo (“Golden”)
at the Zuni Eagle Sanctuary. The sanctuary is home to nearly
two dozen eagles that provide tribal citizens with molted
feathers, which are distributed to tribal citizens and religious
leaders for ceremonial use.
Photos: Andrew Lee
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Pojo
Pueblo
Two-Plus-Two
Program
The Grand
Traverse Band's Planning and Development Department
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