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| June
20-26, 2007 |
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| Change
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| Amy
Besunder |
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For
over 40 years, Phil Lane, Jr. has worked with indigenous
peoples throughout the world to promote sustainable, spiritually-based
economic and community development. A member of the Yankton
Sioux and Chickasaw tribes, Lane’s goal is to empower
Native communities throughout the world and to improve
the quality of life within those communities.
“In all of our actions, we must seek to be living
examples of the changes we wish to see,” Lane says.
As co-founder of the Four Worlds Development Project (www.4worlds.org),
Lane worked to eliminate substance abuse in Native communities
by utilizing an holistic curriculum. He also established
Four Directions International, an organization dedicated
to the creation of commerce that supports political, environmental,
and spiritual development in Native communities.
As the current chief executive officer of the United Indians
of All Tribes Foundation, Lane strives to establish unity
among Native populations through social and educational
programming. “I believe that today, more than ever,
we need to come together and create a future for all members
of the human family and all those generations yet to come,”
Lane says.
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