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House Financial Services Committee Reauthorizes Task Forces on Financial Technology and Artificial Intelligence
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, recently announced the reauthorization of the Committee’s task forces on Financial Technology and Artificial Intelligence. “These Task Forces will investigate whether these...
Biden Administration Relaunches White House Council on Native American Affairs
Last week, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice convened the first White House Council on Native American Affairs (WHCNAA) meeting of the Biden administration. The interagency council has not met regularly since 2016, but the...
House Passes SAFE Banking Act, Which Includes Provisions to Stop ‘Operation Choke Point’
, Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the SAFE Banking Act, legislation that would allow banks and other financial institutions to serve cannabis companies in states where cannabis has been legalized. It clarifies that proceeds from cannabis...
Why NAFSA?
There are more than 570 federally-recognized tribes in the United States, many of whom are spread across in diverse areas. This has left a need for other tribal economic development opportunities to create sustainability and jobs on Native American reservations.
Tribal Financial Services:
Create jobs & economic development on tribal lands
Increase the financial independence of tribes
Deploy sovereignty & bolster tribal self-determination
The Impact of Tribal Financial Services
Coming from a history of staggering unemployment rates, limited opportunities, and lack of access to fundamental resources, Native American tribes began online lending businesses to create real change for the future. Internet commerce has been a vehicle for supporting economic growth, tribal services, and tribal development. These are their stories.
Our Mission
To advocate for tribal sovereignty, promote responsible financial services, and provide better economic opportunity in Indian Country for the benefit of tribal communities.
To protect and preserve the sovereignty of Native American tribes while offering an unprecedented opportunity for tribal economic growth
Growing opportunity for Indian Country in the financial services industry
Advancing financial literacy in tribal communities
