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Economic Opportunities
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AIHF provides no assistance nor training for economic development issues. This page is for informational purposes only
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Economic Development & Financial
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Financial Work Shops
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Financial Work Shops: Help Indian people to better manage their financial affairs, their food and fuel assistance to ensure
their survival throughout the entire month.
Considering most reservation Indians receive numerous government assistance, i.e., food stamps, commodities, unemployment,
charitable programs, and more. If Indian people managed their financial and food assistance there would be no starvation for
most. However many do not have transportation to receive government and charitable assistance.
Understand what little assistance is received just barely prevents starvation. Therefore, there needs to be financial workshops
to teach individuals how to better manage their financial and food assistance. This should include how to better share with
immediate and extended family members living within the same residence.
This program is hoped to receive future funding It is seriously needed to prevent starvation and freezing.
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Micro Management Loans & Training
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Micro Management Loans & Training: The purpose of this program is to encourage Indian craftsmen to market their art & crafts
to become self-sufficient. To educate them on the resources available, i.e., SBA Minority Micro Loans, etc.
The Small Business administration (SBA) has a micro management & loan program that will help individual to manage and market
their products. This would be helpful to those Indian people who are artists and craftsmen. The SBA has an Indian business
loan program available through micro-lenders.
During these economically challenging times, American Indians need assistance on how to utilize existing private, as well
as federal, state, and local financial and economic resources. Many Indian owned businesses face problems of not knowing what
is available, let alone where and how to utilize and compete for these resources.
Thus program was tested in 2005 with an Apache tribe in New Mexico, resulting in a 50% success rate. This program was funded
by a Christian church.
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