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Tribal Budget Advisory Committee August 4 & 5, 2009 Dr. Robert W. Middleton Director Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development. 2. ♦ Division of Economic Development. Native American Business Development Institute (NABDI) Over 20 Leading U.S. Business Schools
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Tribal Budget Advisory Committee August 4 & 5, 2009 Dr. Robert W. Middleton Director Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development
♦Division of Economic Development • Native American Business Development Institute (NABDI) • Over 20 Leading U.S. Business Schools • 24 projects over last three years • Transitioning Model to Engineering Schools • Distance Learning • http://www.mytribetv.com/ (Click on the link above and then on the DOI symbol on the website) • Economic Development Summit II • Initial Summit in 2007 • Tribal Government and Business Leaders • 100 Recommendations • Uniform Commercial Codes • Model Article IX on Secured Transactions • Funded 10 tribes to develop tribal codes • Uniform Commercial Codes
♦Division of Economic Development • Community Planning • Intellectual Property and Cultural Patrimony • “Buy Indian” • Within DOI • Among Tribes using successful tribes to support resource rich tribes • International Affairs • CANZUS • Inter Departmental Coordination • Memorandums of Understanding with DOE, USDA, ANA, HUD, DOL, DOC • Straw Bale House Construction Training • Indigenous Materials Construction • “Train the Trainers” started July 29, 2009