Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

1. A Brief History of American Indian Business / Charles F. Harrington

2. Embracing Cultural Tradition: Historic Business Activity by Native People in the Western United States / Joseph Scott Gladstone

3. American Indian Entrepreneurship / Charles F. Harrington, Carolyn Birmingham, and Daniel Stewart

4. Business Strategy: Building Competitive Advantage in American Indian Firms / Daniel Stewart

5. The Business Law of the Third Sovereign: Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Indian Country / Gavin Clarkson

6. Legal Forms of Organization / Amy Klemm Verbos

7. Tribal Finance and Economic Development: The Fight against Economic Leakage / Gavin Clarkson

8. High-Stakes Negotiation: Indian Gaming and Tribal-State Compacts / Gavin Clarkson and James K. Sebenius

9. American Indian Leadership Practices / Stephanie Lee Black and Carolyn Birmingham

10. Business Ethics and Native American Values / Carma M. Claw, Amy Klemm Verbos, and Grace Ann Rosile

11. Coyote Learns to Manage a Health Program / Joseph Scott Gladstone

12. A Native American Values–Infused Approach to Human Resources / Matthew S. Rodgers and Shad Morris

13. Service Management for Native American Customers / Deanna M. Kennedy, Denise Bill, Rachael Meares, and Iisaaksiichaa (Good Ladd) Ross Braine

14. Native Americans and Marketing: A Paradoxical Relationship / Stephanie Lawson Brooks and Cara Peters

List of Contributors

Index

About the Author

Deanna M. Kennedy (Cherokee) is assistant professor of business at the University of Washington–Bothell. Charles F. Harrington is professor of business and interdisciplinary studies at the University of South Carolina–Upstate. Amy Klemm Verbos (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi) is assistant professor of business law at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater. Daniel Stewart (Spokane) is professor of entrepreneurship and director of the Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program at Gonzaga University. Joseph Scott Gladstone (Blackfeet and Nez Perce) is assistant professor of management at the University of New Haven. Gavin Clarkson (Choctaw) is associate professor of finance at New Mexico State University.

Reviews

"A great read as a textbook or as an additional reading assignment. . . . I recommend this book for courses such as tribal management, reservation entrepreneurial operations, and others that have similar learning outcomes. The book approaches business from Indigenous perspectives and is important for students, faculty members, and Native entrepreneurs alike. . . .The value of this book goes beyond borderlines. American Indian Business: Principles and Practices contributes to our understanding of the many issues and challenges of starting a business in Indian Country."
*Tribal College Journal*