Thirty-one percent of those surveyed have had some occupiational training
while 69% have had no
training. The survey further showed only one individual with training was
licensed or certified in an
occupation. Occupations reported in the survey include secretary, teacher
's aide, truck driver,
welder, mechanic, television and. radio tower repair, and cook. Table 2-49
provides survey-based
data on the work/skill experiences of the Mole Lake Reservation labor force
based on the COACT
report from 1980.

                                           Table 2-49
                            Skills and Work Experience of Labor Force

                    Work Experience                                     
 Percent

                    Mining                                              1
                    Heavy equipment operation                           
   13
                    Mechanical                                          
   10
                    Carpentry                                           
   10
                    Welding                                             4
                    Electrical                                          2
                    Electronics                                         2
                    Administration                                      8
                    Plumbing                                            3
                    Sheet metal                                         2
                    Painting                                            1
                    Forestry                                            
   25
                    Health                                              7
                    Food preparation                                    4
                    Education                                           3
                    Accounting and bookkeeping                          4
                    Clerical                                            5
                    Minor experience and housewives                     
   40

The majority of the reservation residents with jobs are employed in tribal
government and
tribal-sponsored enterprises. Tribal government is the largest employer,
providing full or part-time
work for more than a dozen persons. Published information on the family income
of tribal members
is not available. Family income, however, is quite low because of the high
rates of unemployment on
the reservation and because of the seasonal nature of the few available jobs.
Only 17% of the
families surveyed received income from wages and salary. Approximately 48%
reported receiving
Relief for Needy Indian People (RNIP) funds while 26% received AFDC. About
nine percent reported
receiving Social Security benefits with four percent collecting disability
payments.

Tribal Economic Development - The Sokaogan Chippewa are engaged in a number
of enterprises
intended to provide employment to members and to make the tribe self-sufficient.

Bluegrass Festival - The Bluegrass Festival is one of the most successful
tribal activities. For the
past nine summers, the tribe has sponsored a music festival featuring bluegrass
music groups. In
1984, the event drew from 30,000-45,000 patrons from across the U.S. and
Canada. Among other
purposes, the profits have been used as seed money to start other tribal
enterprises, for the
establishment of an emergency medical fund, and for purchase of land for
the reservation.

Bingo - The Sokaogan Chippewa operate a bingo operation which provides employment
for about a
dozen tribal members. Bingo profits are used as seed money for other tribal
endeavors.



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