ginnings,” said Chief Arlen Dumas, who
serves as both the airline’s president and
the chief of the MCCN.
In the early 1980s, many community mem-
bers made a living as trappers and fishers;
they used the natural resources of their ter-
ritory as their ancestors had done before
them. At the time, these individuals would
have to charter planes from independent
contractors to help ship their products.
When the cost of flying and freight be-
came too expensive, the leadership of the
day formulated a business venture that
would persist for many decades to come.
It was decided that the best way would
be to invest in their own plane and do the
shipping themselves. And so in 1987, Mis-
sinippi Airways was born.
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