by Mary Belle Zook | Aug 18, 2025
Pacific Northwest Tribal Lending, better known as Lummi CDFI is a lending entity that began with the Lummi Nation but has since expanded their reach to other Tribes in Northwest Washington. With their project 2025 PNTL Services for Native Producers, Harvesters, and...
by Mary Belle Zook | Aug 18, 2025
Four Bands Community Fund, a Native-led CDFI on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, is expanding opportunity for Native American farmers and ranchers through its Expanding Access to Capital & Building Equity project. Designed to support producers...
by Mary Belle Zook | Aug 18, 2025
by Mary Belle Zook | Aug 18, 2025
The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center (IPCC) in Albuquerque is supporting Pueblo food entrepreneurs through business seminars, farm and garden trainings, and stipends for 90 Native entrepreneurs. The project addresses gaps in mentorship, funding, and market access by...
by Mary Belle Zook | Aug 18, 2025
Tolani Lake Enterprises (TLE), based in Tolani Lake, Arizona, is launching a two-year training and technical assistance program to strengthen food, water, and economic systems for Native communities in the Little Colorado River Watershed. The project will serve at...