Agriculture/Forestry/Fishing/Hunting Diversification of production through rotation or planting/grazing of a wider variety of products, particularly specialty products with Native connections, organics and other high perceived-value elements. Diversification of sales outlets, including multiple processors, direct retail and online sales. Development of processing, packaging and distribution capabilities to produce value-added and vertically integrated agricultural ventures. Microlending, guaranteed purchasing and other small-scale support for the efforts of individual members to diversify or add value to their own production. Negotiation of tribal agricultural consortiums and tribe-to-tribe purchasing agreements to help seed new development initiatives. Increased mandates to purchase from within tribes or tribe-to-tribe for foodservice supply and tribal grocery retail. Exploration of recyclable paper and carboard packaging opportunities for tribal timber production where suitable. 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 remains 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. Given the change in climate and energy focus at the federal level, exploration of renewable energy business, development and purchasing potential is also warranted. 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.
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