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Chairman Mark Fox outlines Fort Berthold recovery, energy projects and greenhouse plan
Summary
Chairman Mark Fox of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation told Minot City Council that Fort Berthold’s economy has been rebuilt after historic losses and is now driven by energy, gaming and new community facilities, and previewed a greenhouse project and plans to expand crude storage and LNG access.
Chairman Mark Fox of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara (MHA) Nation told Minot’s city council on Nov. 3 that the tribe’s economy has shifted from agriculture to energy and community services following historic population losses and land reductions. He described Fort Berthold’s recovery and several major projects intended to expand local infrastructure and revenues.
Fox said the tribe suffered catastrophic epidemics and territorial reductions in the 18th and 19th centuries, then rebuilt an economy now driven in part by oil development in the Bakken formation. "We currently produce nearly 3% of all the crude in the United States," he said, and noted about 3,000 active…
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