From the Good Native Governance: Innovative Research in Law, Education, and Economic Development Conference

Producer

UCLA School of Law Conference

Year

2014

Assistant Secretary Kevin Washburn provided a snapshot of Native nations engaging in self-governance reinforcing the notion that "almost anything the federal government can do, tribes can do better" through good governance.

Bureau of Indian Affairs

good governance

intergovernmental relationships

Additional Information

People

Native Nations

Resource Type

Topics

Economic and Community Development

Governance

Intergovernmental Relations

Land/Jurisdiction

Citation

Washburn, Kevin K. "Keynote Address." Good Native Governance: Innovative Research in Law, Education, and Economic Development. UCLA School of Law Conference. Los Angeles, California. March 7, 2014. Video.

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