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University of Montana Professor Heather Cahoon working to help tribal governments – ‘Broken Promises’ Report Details Government’s History of Failing Tribes
Tribal governments in Montana lack access to the same policy research, analysis and legal advice that’s supplied in-house to state legislators and federal policymakers. That means they don’t have the same information that could help boost the government’s ability to provide services to its citizens.
“How does a society choose to prohibit and encourage different kinds of social and private behaviors? How does a person grow their economy? Are we using the right metrics? Is Gross Domestic Product all that matters, or should we be measuring other things?” Heather Cahoon, an assistant professor in the Native American Studies Department at the University of Montana
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‘Broken Promises’ Report Details Government’s History of Failing Tribes
…decades of underfunding, poor data collection and lack of coordination – and its authors say little has changed since their first report 15 years ago.
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