D.G. Comer has spent a lifetime walking the line between business, politics, and the complicated reality of Native sovereignty. As CEO of Red Lake Construction, controller for Red Lake Incorporated and its many subsidiaries, and managing member of several joint ventures, Comer has lived the story most people only read about in the headlines.
But this isn’t just business for him — it’s personal. Raised with the lessons of his grandmother and grounded in nearly five decades of marriage to his wife Denise Ann, Comer brings both grit and gratitude to his work. He’s weathered an industrial accident that left him laid out for years, gone back to school to “get edumacated,” and returned to fight for Native communities through economic development, self-determination, and plain persistence.
When he’s not navigating federal contracts or tribal politics, you’ll find him on the back porch of his Minnesota cabin with a cup of coffee in hand, watching deer slip through the trees and geese honk their way south. He’s a husband, father, grandfather, and now great-grandfather — and he writes with all of them in mind.
Business & Politics in Indian Country – You Can’t Handle the Truth is more than a book. It’s the culmination of a lifetime of work, setbacks, hard truths, and a relentless push to open eyes about what really shapes Indian Country. Comer’s voice is unfiltered, sometimes blunt, but always driven by a commitment to future generations.
As he often says: “The strength of sovereignty lies not just in the power to self-govern, but in the courage to self-correct.”
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