{"id":255235,"date":"2025-10-14T10:10:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T15:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=255235"},"modified":"2025-10-14T11:24:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T16:24:26","slug":"nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-october-14-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/10\/14\/nafoa-5-things-you-need-to-know-this-week-october-14-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (October 14, 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":" \"NAFOA\"<\/a>
NAFOA Executive Director, Cory Blankenship, visited Minneapolis, Minnesota, to honor and commemorate the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis’s Center for Indian Country Development\u2019s 10th anniversary. Cory spoke on the Economic Innovations in Indian Country panel featuring Alisha Murphy, Economist, Navajo Nation Economic Development (Moderator), Amber Shulz-Oliver, Executive Director, ATNI, and Chris James, CEO, NCAIED. Photo courtesy NAFOA<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n
5 Things You Need to Know this Week<\/div>\r\n
Every day is Indigenous Peoples’ Day!<\/div>\r\n
Tuesday, October 14, 2025<\/div>\r\n
Source: NAFOA<\/div>\r\n
nafoa.org<\/a><\/div>\r\n

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1. LET’S TALK ABOUT TAX:<\/em><\/div>\r\nNAFOA to Attend the Affiliated Tribes of the Northwest Indians Annual Convention Oct 12th-16th\r\nThis week, NAFOA will attend the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) Annual Convention at the Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort. Executive Director Cory Blankenship, Second Vice President Celina Phair, Geoff Urbina of KeyBanc Capital Markets, and Telly Meier of Hobbs Strauss Dean Walker will discuss the Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2025 (S.2022). This bill was introduced by Senators Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Murkowski (R-AK) earlier this year to correct long-standing inequities in Federal Tax Law for Indian Tribal Governments.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nNAFOA will lead a panel discussion in the convention\u2019s morning general session on Tuesday, October 14th, and during the Taxation Committee Meeting the same afternoon. The panelists will be available to answer questions and provide additional resources about the bill.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nSupport the Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act<\/a>\r\n\r\n

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2. COMMUNITY:<\/em><\/div>\r\nThe Federal Government Will Transition Away from Paper Checks to Electronic Payments\r\nExecutive Order (EO) 14247 \u201cModernizing Payments To and From America\u2019s Bank Account\u201d transitions federal payments to electronic methods. Starting September 30, 2025, most federal payments that are currently made by paper check\u2014including Social Security benefits and tax refunds\u2014will be made electronically. \r\n

<\/P>\r\nIn order to promote public awareness of the Federal Government\u2019s shift to secure electronic payments, the Department of the Treasury has created a new resource page related to EO 14247 at MyMoney.gov\/FederalPayments. The new page features frequently asked questions about the EO, directions for signing up for electronic payments, and Federal agency contact information where payment recipients can learn more or get help.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nSource: MyMoney.gov\r\nLearn More<\/a>\r\n\r\n

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3. FUNDRAISER:<\/em><\/div>\r\nLimited Edition #NAFOAFall25 “No Drama, Llama” Tee\r\nChachi and Max, our therapy alpacas (we confess, they aren’t actually llamas!), stole the show at the NAFOA Fall Conference last week, and our llama staff T-shirts were almost as popular!\r\n

<\/P>\r\nRelive #NAFOAFall25 with the \u201cThis Llama Don\u2019t Want Your Drama\u201d T-shirt for $25 (plus shipping and handling).\r\n

<\/P>\r\nEvery shirt sold supports NAFOA Institute educational and professional development programs, providing valuable training, leadership development, and resources for Tribal finance professionals.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nHurry! This fundraiser ends on October 22, 2025.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nBuy\/Donate<\/a>\r\n\r\n

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4. SURVEY:<\/em><\/div>\r\nEvolving Economic Impacts of Administration Policies and Actions\r\nIn partnership with the Native American Contractors Association (NACA), The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development is looking to hear your feedback on the Trump Administration\u2019s policies, actions, and economic impacts on your Tribal Nation, business, or organization, and the Native community it serves.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nThe National Center and NACA will keep all survey respondents\u2019 names and affiliations anonymous, and the data generated through this survey will directly inform the two organizations\u2019 ongoing policy and funding advocacy efforts with the Administration and Congress.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nA summary report also will be shared with survey respondents as well as tribal leaders across the country.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nSource: The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development & Native American Contractors Association\r\nTake the Survey<\/a>\r\n\r\n

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5. JOB OPPORTUNITY:<\/em><\/div>\r\nDirector of Housing, Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians\r\nUnder policy direction of the CBDO Board of Commissioners, oversee the operations, functions, and administrative affairs of the Housing Authority. Represent the Board of Commissioners, policies and programs with employees, community organizations, and the general public. Prepare budget requests and make recommendations to the Board on final expenditure levels. Be responsible for proper administration of grant funding. Be responsible for development, maintenance, and improvement of Housing Authority properties and services; and do related work as required. Responsible for the overall management and development of housing programs utilizing the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1986 (NAHASDA).\r\n

<\/P>\r\nLearn More & Apply at nafoa.org\/jobs<\/a>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Don’t forget. Every day is Indigenous Peoples’ Day!","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":255238,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,1],"tags":[5366,1158,4435,38,121,696,138,1154,36,868,6517,91,224,499],"class_list":["post-255235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-national","tag-119th","tag-atni","tag-big-valley","tag-california","tag-employment","tag-housing","tag-meetings","tag-naca","tag-nafoa","tag-ncaied","tag-s-2022","tag-senate","tag-shutdown","tag-taxation","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/14\/NAFOA.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-14oH","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255235"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":255240,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255235\/revisions\/255240"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}