Economic Development
The Iowa Tribe realizes that in order to survive and prosper it must reach out and form strategic alliances with various partners. Potential partners can include both the public and private sector such as other tribes, corporations and government agencies.
The tribe has worked with the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, Chambers of Commerce, Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission and other tribes on joint venture and strategic partnering in the past. The purpose of this formation is for various entities to bring relative strengths “to the table” that are not possessed by the other organization(s). A prime example of a current relationship is that with the Iowa Tribe and CH2MHILL in the Mentor-Protégé relationship in the construction arena.
The tribe is currently a member of the following organizations:
- Administration for Native Americans
- American Association of Diabetes Education
- American Indian Chamber of Commerce
- American Planning Association
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- Chandler Chamber of Commerce
- Cushing Chamber of Commerce
- Department of Interior
- Guthrie Chamber of Commerce
- Langston Chamber of Commerce
- Indian Country Today
- National Indian Gaming Association – see also Cimarron Casino
- National Association Area Agencies on Aging
- National Association of Title VI
- National Renewable Energy Lab
- National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
- Native American Finance Officer Association
- National Congress of American Indians
- Oklahoma City Geological Association
- Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission
- Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Association
- Perkins Chamber of Commerce
- Perkins Lions Club
- Princeton Chamber of Commerce
- Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs
- Small Business Administration
- Society of Wetland Scientists
- Stillwater Chamber of Commerce
- Syntroleum Corporation