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Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts roundtable on economic sovereignty
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
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The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is hosting a roundtable on economic sovereignty on Wednesday afternoon.
The roundtable is entitled “Investing in Economic Sovereignty: Leveraging Federal Financing for New and Sustained Development in Native Communities.” The committee will learn how leveraging federal financing can advance the economic sovereignty of Native communities.
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Mr. Clint Hastings
Associate Program Manager for Native Initiatives
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
U.S. Department of Treasury
Washington, D.C. Ms. Fatima Abbas
Senior Advisor
Office of Recovery Programs
U.S. Department of Treasury
Washington, D.C. Ms. K. Denise Edwards
Acting Director of the Office of Indian Economic Development and
Chief of the Division of Economic Development
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C. Mr. Casey Lozar
Vice President
Center for Indian Country Development
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota The Honorable Arlan Melendez
Chairman
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
Reno, Nevada
Associate Program Manager for Native Initiatives
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
U.S. Department of Treasury
Washington, D.C. Ms. Fatima Abbas
Senior Advisor
Office of Recovery Programs
U.S. Department of Treasury
Washington, D.C. Ms. K. Denise Edwards
Acting Director of the Office of Indian Economic Development and
Chief of the Division of Economic Development
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C. Mr. Casey Lozar
Vice President
Center for Indian Country Development
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota The Honorable Arlan Melendez
Chairman
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
Reno, Nevada
Mr. Kūhiō Lewis
President & Chief Executive Officer
Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA)
Kapolei, Hawaii Mr. Richard Frias
Executive Director
Native American Financial Officers Association (NAFOA)
Washington, D.C. Mr. Pete Upton
Board Chairman
Native CDFI Network (NCN)
Washington, D.C. Mr. Carl Marrs
Chief Executive Officer
Old Harbor Native Corporation
Old Harbor, Alaska
The roundtable is taking place at 2:30pm Eastern in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. A livestream is being provided at indian.senate.gov.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA)
Kapolei, Hawaii Mr. Richard Frias
Executive Director
Native American Financial Officers Association (NAFOA)
Washington, D.C. Mr. Pete Upton
Board Chairman
Native CDFI Network (NCN)
Washington, D.C. Mr. Carl Marrs
Chief Executive Officer
Old Harbor Native Corporation
Old Harbor, Alaska
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Notice
Roundtable discussion on “Investing in Economic Sovereignty: Leveraging Federal Financing for New and Sustained Development in Native Communities” (October 20, 2021)
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