Senior Honors Project Spring '23

Helping Small Businesses Grow:

Economic Development in Santo Domingo Pueblo

Milford Garcia

Santo Domingo Pueblo

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Research log 1

In "SHARING ONE SKIN“ by Jeannette Armstrong talked about how we have a connection and relationship to the land, which ties into our identity and how we introduce ourselves in our language. It also touched on the four capacities of self. The four capacities are physical,emotional,intellectual, and spirit. Each of these four capacities have to be equally balanced to live well within your community. It also talked about how people have lost the capacity to experience the deep generational bond with humans and their surroundings.

In “How place names impact the way we see landscapes” by B. Toastie, it focused on how landscapes got their names in the SouthWest area. It touched on the effect it had on native communities and tribes surrounding the landscapes. These landscapes originally had names in tribes native tongue but were renamed to colonizers using words such as, san, and santa in the South West region.

Writers talked about the landscapes' sacredness and the need to protect them from pollution. Landscapes were important to them because that was their identity, it's also an important part of their history.

Armstrong, Jeanette. “Sharing One Skin: The Okanagan Community,” in Jerry Mander and Edward Goldsmith (eds), The Case Against the Global Economy. San Francisco, CA, Sierra Club Books, 1996. Pp 460-470.

Toastie, B. “How place names impact the way we see landscape.” High Country News: Know the West, 1 May 2022, https://www.hcn.org/issues/54.5/people-places-how-place-names-impact-the-way-we-see-landscape. Accessed 27 August 2022.

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Research log 2

This article was about the Indian Trading post located at the Santo Domingo Pueblo translation, it was renovated and reopened. The pueblo received 1.5 million dollars to also add housing, and a walkway / biking lane. With these investments they hoped to attract tourists to the Trading post. It would also offer a way for native artists to showcase their work. A tribal member stated that the Indian trading post was alive and open when he was growing up, also saying that “it was our wal-mart.” It also talked about the original opening of the trading post which was in 1881 but closed in 1995, and it was nearly destroyed in a fire in 2011.

This article was about the Kewa Pueblo Arts & crafts Market, which is an annual event that occurs throughout Labor Day weekend. It was first established in 1970 and ran through 1988, and was eventually revived around the 1990’s. With more than 200 artists that showcase their work, there are a variety of ways to make money. Jewelry, food, clothing, are some of the things that they sold on this event. Many of the artists make more money on this day than what they earn at the Santa fe Market.

In 900 BC Pecos national park was the place where natives and spanish would trade goods, livestock and jewelry. Plains Indians and Pueblo Indians would trade with each other as well because they lived right next to each other. The plains Indians traded buffalo hide and meat protein. Pueblo Indians traded pottery, corn, and rugs.

Indianz. “Kewa Pueblo Builds New Community Around Historic Trading Post.” Indianz, Indianz https://Www.indianz.com/Z.png, 26 May 2016, https://www.indianz.com/News/2016/05/26/kewa-pueblo-builds-new-community-around.asp.

FirstAmericanArt. “Kewa Pueblo Arts & Crafts Market.” First American Art Magazine, 6 Sept. 2016, https://firstamericanartmagazine.com/kewa-arts-market/.

NM True TV - Pecos National Historical Park

Research Log 3

In the article "Contemporary Tribal Economies, after years of wealth", it talked about the economic diversity among tribes living on reservations. For example Oregon’s Cow Creek Tribe built one of the biggest water dams in Douglas County. Allowing them to be self-sufficient and to provide water to communities in case of emergencies. Tribes also used agriculture as a form of revenue. A tribe from Maine engaged in a joint venture blueberry farming and harvesting operation.This article also talked about efforts to sustain economic diversity, some efforts where state governments helped tribes in need of economic development.

In the article " Casino-owning Tribes, after years of wealth, increasingly tap into federal grants", it talked about how casinos in Indian countries had been struggling through a financial crisis and sought grants from the U.S government. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation received money annually through the Department of Health and Human Services which has risen over the last five years to more than $4.5 million. In documents obtained by the Associated Press, one employee says department leaders were encouraged to offset dwindling resources by seeking more federal grants. This has become a trend which is ironic because there was a law that gave rise to Indian Casinos which was intended to help tribes become financially self-sufficient.

In the "Enhanced tool maps critical role of Native American Financial Institution", article it talked about how the Native American Financial Institutions help address banking hurdles in Indian Country. The Native American Financial Institution were distinguished by their commitments to provide affordable and culturally financial services, credit, and capital in Indian Country. Where obtaining a loan to start a business or buy a home could be daunting and at times difficult. The Native American Financial Institution came up with an enhancement that is a mapping tool that provides locations and data profiles of financial entities that serve Native communities in the United States.

Weeber, Stan C. "Contemporary Tribal Economies." The American Mosaic: The American Indian Experience, ABC-CLIO, 2022, americanindian-abc-clio-com.sfis.idm.oclc.org/Topics/Display/2028992?cid=41&sid=2028992. Accessed 28 Nov. 2022.

Press, Michael MeliaAssociated. “Casino-Owning Tribes, after Years of Wealth, Increasingly Tap into Federal Grants.” Journal Inquirer, 25 Mar. 2013, https://www.journalinquirer.com/connecticut_and_region/casino-owning-tribes-after-years-of-wealth-increasingly-tap-into-federal-grants/article_b4031712-7908-5edf-ba13-4b457a3c6705.html .

Kokodoko, Michou. “Enhanced Tool Maps Critical Role of Native American Financial Institutions .” Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, 2023, https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2022/enhanced-tool-maps-critical-role-of-native-american-financial-institutions.