Philip Martin Choctaw Summary

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In “Philip Martin (Choctaw) Discusses the Challenges of Economic Development, 1988” the main author is Philip Martin. It is only clear that he is the author due to his name being stated in the articles title. This document is written in 1998 but he tends to jump around in timeliness. He jumps around in timeliness because he need to establish how horrible conditions were on the reservation before the economic change. The authors main purpose of writing this article is to show the drastic change in their reservation. Martin states, “The region as a whole is economically underdeveloped; and for many years the Choctaw people were at the bottom of the economic and social ladders” (487). This quote shows the neglect the tribe has received from the …show more content…

The basic needs are: inadequate nutrition, lack of income, low educational levels, and lack of employment. He also points out that, “[they] were the first tribe to obtain a federal indirect cost rate to finance the management of the tribal government” (Martin 488). This is one of the major factors of the Choctaw success in economic change. There next step was establishing stability and efficiency in their government which was established by hiring more tribal members. This step helped in lowering unemployment but it was not nearly enough. Philip Martin states, “All economic development involves risk, but the Packard Electric Division of General Motors; in agreeing to assist us in opening a wiring harness assembly plant on the reservation…” (489). He acknowledges that this was a risky step on their part due to them having no experience or

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