Michigan’s Emerging Tribal Economies:
A Presentation to the Michigan House of Representatives
Prepared By
Michigan State University College of Law
INDIGENOUS LAW & POLICY CENTER
April 13, 2007
A Presentation to the Michigan House of Representatives
Prepared By
Michigan State University College of Law
INDIGENOUS LAW & POLICY CENTER
April 13, 2007
A report prepared by the Michigan State University College of Law, Indigenous Law & Policy Center and presented to the Michigan House of Representatives in April suggests the Bay Mills Indian Community, which was the first tribe to operate a gaming facility in Michigan; and now has two moderately-sized gaming facilities, a first-class golf course, and an assortment of small businesses on its reservation; is in the process of diversifying its economy beyond gaming and hospitality.
The reports suggests that among other ventures, the tribal leaders have focused on the development of significant plastics manufacturing venture that also includes research & development, and education & job training components in partnership with the Bay Mills Community College and something called the Great Lakes Composite Institute [not registered with the Michigan Dept. Labor & Economic Growth].
The tribe and its partners have already applied for and received federal grants for the effort and plan to use their Native American owned-status as an advantage to pursue lucrative federal and other public contracts.
The report includes a specific case study on Bay Mills Indian Community which concludes:
"The Bay Mills Indian Community projects that this business venture will net tens of millions of dollars in revenue for the tribe, mitigating reliance on casino gaming. Additionally, as a licensor of the technology, the Bay Mills Indian Community will be able to assist other tribes throughout the United States in using this technology to diversify their own local economies. "
Full Report: Michigan's Emerging Tribal Economies
you may want to review these posts or click on the links below for additional information:
- Concerns raised about Malik & Bay Mills Tribe's Plastics Business long before $900k federal grant awarded
- Bay Mills plastics venture awarded $906k U.S. Commerce Dept. grant
- Bay Mills Indians have received more than $35 million in federal grants since 2000
- Bay Mills GTC ignored tribe members request for investigation into structure of plastics venture
- Bay Mills & Malik get into Plastics; Senator Stabenow announces they'll get $900,000 federal jumpstart
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