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Alliance for Renewing Indigenous Economies

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City Government/Municipal Government

The Alliance for Renewing Indigenous Economies aims to foster a philosophical revolution, help tribal leaders establish stronger governance structures, and let a thousand indigenous nations bloom.Today's prevailing philosophy — what might be called colonial indigenous economics — and its top-down institutions have failed indigenous peoples, denying actual sovereignty for indigenous nations, and stifling economic growth.Prior to European conquests, indigenous societies had well established rules regarding the use of human capital and natural resources, and entrepreneurs discovered better ways to produce food, organize collective production, and protect territories. Such entrepreneurship allowed indigenous peoples to survive, adapt, and prosper in a changing world. It's time to renew these indigenous traditions of entrepreneurship and prosperity.The Alliance for Renewing Indigenous Economies is a joint project of the Tulo Centre of Indigenous Economics in Kamloops and the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.