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Rebecca Adamson

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Building Economic Self-Sufficiency with Traditional Native American Values

Founder and president of First Nations Development Institute, Rebecca Adamson. The organization helps Native Americans build sustainable economies. They fund projects which rely on traditional values and help tribal communities gain control of their land and natural resources. Adamson started the organization 16 years ago as a single mother. Now the Institute raises and distributes millions of dollars for micro-enterprises from coast to coast. Adamson was the recipient of one of Ms. Magazine's "Women of the Year Award."

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