Coeur d’Alene Indian Tribe overcomes hardship with education, business ventures. Tribe close to huge contract:

It used to be young Coeur d’Alene Indians faced a life of despair and poverty.

Now, their dreams can fill Lake Coeur d’Alene.

Three teenagers, Alex Campbell, Kaecie Lowley, and Karina Allery want to go into the world to get their education, but they’re not looking to escape. They’re coming back.

Coeur d’Alene Indian Tribe http://www.cdatribe-nsn.gov/

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Tribe close to huge contract http://matr.net/article-24942.html

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Tribe aims high, future looks bright

A fraction of an ounce of ink on a sheet of paper would create an almost unimaginable catalyst for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe as a growing economic power in the region.

This newspaper broke the news Friday http://matr.net/article-24942.html that the tribe is on the verge of signing a deal with the U.S. Department of Defense that’s expected to be worth $300 million to $500 million over five years. The manufacturing deal, using the tribe’s majority-owned Berg Integrated Systems, would create giant fuel storage units for the U.S. Army.

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