Buffalo Inc.: American Indians and Economic Development

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Buffalo as a business at the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation

Some American Indian tribes at the Great Plains have turned to bison ranching in up to date years as a culturally and ecologically sustainable economic development program. This book specializes in one enterprise at the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation to decide whether such projects have fulfilled expectations and how they fit with traditional and up to date Lakota values.

Drawing upon on-web page fieldwork and the use of anthropological, economic, and ecological approaches, Sebastian Felix Braun examines the creation of Pte Hca Ka, Inc., and its management styles as they evolved over fifteen years. He paints a compelling picture of cultural change.

Braun traces Pte Hca Ka from its origin as a self-sustaining project that sought to mix traditional values with brand new technology. He shows how the corporate tried to operate on cultural and ecological ideals until the tribal government shed its cultural agenda in favor of a pure business orientation. Braun describes these changes and presents the arguments of both sides.

In Buffalo Inc., bison serve as a test case for a broader analysis of issues such as sustainability, economic development, tribal politics, and cultural identity.

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