Expansion of hunting and fishing activities for both tourists and tribal members to the extent supportable by the eco-system. This can be coupled with the increased RV camping and glamping initiatives already described Mining & Extraction There is little to be done to mitigate the effects beyond what is traditionally done in the sector: layoffs, temporary shuttering of facilities, production cuts and patience. One aspect worthy of more intensive focus is the same concept of tribal consortiums and tribe-to-tribe purchasing mentioned previously. The concepts are already in place for oil and gas, but only in their infancy. Expanded efforts to develop tribal networks for oil and gas and for other mined and extracted products should be among the major foci of the cooperative meetings between various tribal associations and tribes themselves advocated in this report. Beyond such efforts, we have no significant additional prescriptions to offer, other than the same resigned patience always exhibited in the sector during difficult times. Our forecast shows that by 2023, the sector should be well on its way to restoration of profitable economic activity. Construction Active lobbying and pursuit of grants and low-interest loan programs for infrastructure and other construction projects from non-tribal sources by tribal associations and individual tribes alone or in consortiums Identification of any repair or renovation projects for existing tribal businesses and infrastructure to maintain minimal operating levels for construction teams Active pursuit of larger-scale renovation and expansion projects for Indian casinos as previously discussed Increased tribe-to-tribe and AIAN-owned construction sourcing for any projects available Documentation of potential construction labor and other economic benefits from new manufacturing or other projects to support loan and grant applications. Manufacturing
Strategic planning and analysis of tribal legal, land, labor and capital advantages to inform and justify new manufacturing initiatives and lobbying efforts at the association, inter-tribal and individual tribal levels Coordination of lobbying and public messaging between tribal associations with a focus on tribal manufacturing development
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