WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.200 --> 00:00:03.500 My name is Pete Carmen, I'm the chief operating officer 2 00:00:03.500 --> 00:00:06.820 for the Oneida Indian Nation and its enterprises. 3 00:00:06.820 --> 00:00:10.040 line:15% Well, I work very closely with the Oneida Indian Nation 4 00:00:10.040 --> 00:00:14.360 line:15% leadership and helping them set strategies and priorities 5 00:00:14.360 --> 00:00:18.070 line:15% and then implement them which includes helping them run 6 00:00:18.070 --> 00:00:21.180 the day to day operations of multiple businesses 7 00:00:21.180 --> 00:00:22.540 line:15% as well as the administration, 8 00:00:22.540 --> 00:00:25.470 line:15% everything from human resources and legal, 9 00:00:25.470 --> 00:00:30.470 line:15% to IT, and then the operation of the businesses themselves. 10 00:00:31.140 --> 00:00:34.630 The Oneida Indian Nation has a lot of businesses 11 00:00:34.630 --> 00:00:39.040 and including hospitality, entertainment, 12 00:00:39.040 --> 00:00:41.270 recreation, and gaming. 13 00:00:41.270 --> 00:00:45.810 And the Oneida Nation has a large resort 14 00:00:45.810 --> 00:00:48.430 with a casino and then it has a second casino 15 00:00:48.430 --> 00:00:51.650 and there's a discussion about whether 16 00:00:51.650 --> 00:00:53.710 to build a third casino. 17 00:00:53.710 --> 00:00:57.295 line:15% And so, I would be involved right from the beginning 18 00:00:57.295 --> 00:01:00.560 line:15% of helping to shape the decision of whether or not 19 00:01:00.560 --> 00:01:04.440 line:15% to build the casino and then once we decide to do that, 20 00:01:04.440 --> 00:01:06.910 overseeing everything from the very beginning 21 00:01:06.910 --> 00:01:10.350 of selecting architects and builders, 22 00:01:10.350 --> 00:01:14.760 to hiring staff, to figuring out how to fund it, 23 00:01:14.760 --> 00:01:16.770 and then you need to really get involved 24 00:01:16.770 --> 00:01:19.110 in the strategic discussions about what kind 25 00:01:19.110 --> 00:01:20.600 of a program you're going to have there 26 00:01:20.600 --> 00:01:23.210 so we're not just duplicating the businesses 27 00:01:23.210 --> 00:01:24.550 that we already have. 28 00:01:24.550 --> 00:01:27.460 So, it's a lot of work involving a lot of people 29 00:01:27.460 --> 00:01:29.250 and a lot of decisions. 30 00:01:29.250 --> 00:01:33.850 line:15% The businesses that the Oneida Indian Nation runs 31 00:01:33.850 --> 00:01:36.320 line:15% would be complex in any scenario 32 00:01:36.320 --> 00:01:39.010 line:15% but now you add on to that the layer 33 00:01:39.010 --> 00:01:40.850 that it's a sovereign Indian nation 34 00:01:42.000 --> 00:01:44.680 and dealing with all of the principles 35 00:01:44.680 --> 00:01:47.330 associated with that and the fact 36 00:01:47.330 --> 00:01:50.120 that the sovereign Indian nation is interacting 37 00:01:50.120 --> 00:01:53.470 with other governments from the United States, 38 00:01:53.470 --> 00:01:56.070 to the State of New York, to local counties, 39 00:01:56.070 --> 00:01:59.633 to the local town, the sewer district, 40 00:02:01.321 --> 00:02:04.830 line:15% and you have to deal with all of these different governments 41 00:02:04.830 --> 00:02:08.240 line:15% while still preserving the Indian nation sovereignty 42 00:02:08.240 --> 00:02:10.590 line:15% and you need to get the project done. 43 00:02:10.590 --> 00:02:13.860 line:15% And so, it does add a lot of complication 44 00:02:13.860 --> 00:02:16.873 but it makes it a lot more interesting that way.