Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Lessons from the Navajo

I was pleased to see this article about a thriving Navajo business.  They have their unemployment down to 65%!  Yes, I said "down."  The numbers I usually see for reservation unemployment are in the 90s, and the lowest I'd seen before this was 85% or thereabouts.
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red_trillium

red_trillium

May 22 2010, 20:57:12 UTC 11 years ago

That is inspiring! It's great they are able to start to make a difference to the unemployment on the reservation and help people regain dignity and independence from the government.