ABOUT PEDCO
Ponca Economic Development Corporation (PEDCO) empowers Ponca Tribe of Nebraska citizens by providing them with the necessary skills, training, and support services for employment and financial sufficiency.
Our vision is to create a future where all citizens of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska attain self-sufficiency, are supported to achieve economic growth, and are assisted with the skills to reach their personal and professional goals.
SERVICE DELIVERY AREA
PEDCO's Service Delivery Area matches that of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska. It consists of fifteen federally-designated counties in Nebraska, South Dakota and Iowa, described as follows in the Ponca Restoration Act of 1990: “…Members of the Tribe residing in Sarpy, Burt, Platte, Stanton, Holt, Hall, Wayne, Knox, Boyd, Madison, Douglas, or Lancaster Counties of Nebraska, Woodbury or Pottawattamie Counties of Iowa, or Charles Mix County of South Dakota shall be deemed to be residing on or near a reservation…” (25 USC 983)
