What began as a small bingo hall grew into a casino and today is allowing the 900 member Yavapai Nation to diversify its economic base in Ft. McDowell, AZ. The tribe owns a sand and gravel operation, farms and orchards, an outdoor wild-west theme park and RV park. It also has invested in a golf course in nearby Fountain Hills and a Radisson Resort in Sedona.
This is a young tribe with over 50 percent under the age of 21. A new elementary school should help to prepare those young people for the 21st Century.
I didn’t get a chance to ask when I was in AZ last week, but I hope that they are working on the entrepreneurial spirit of these young people.
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