Power Balance: Increasing Leverage in Negotiations with Federal and State Governments-Lessons Learned from the Native American Experience

Negotiation, understood simply as “working things out by talking things through,” is often anything but simple for Native nations engaged with federal, state, and local governments to solve complex issues, promote economic and community development, and protect and advance their legal and historical rights. Power Balance builds on traditional Native values and peacemaking practices to equip tribes today with additional tools for increasing their negotiating leverage.

As cofounder and execut...