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Conference goal is to foster business opportunities on reservations

Charles Archambault remembers the tug-of-war in his soul, his dreams for the future against the pull of the past.

An Assiniboine tribal member, Archambault, 79, grew up knowing only reservation life in Montana and South Dakota. It brought him comfort, surrounded by his people and traditions, but he knew he’d need to branch out.

So he joined the Army and served three years during the Korean War era, the only American Indian in his unit. After he got out, he headed straight to college to study civil engineering.

"I thought if I go home, I’d get trapped in this place," Archambault said.

By Erik Olson

Read more: http://billingsgazette.com/business/features/conference-goal-is-to-foster-business-opportunities-on-reservations/article_e121b1b0-9aba-5dba-9215-4ca968e86830.html#ixzz3A0ZQTr7D

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