{"id":264064,"date":"2025-10-21T00:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T05:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=264064"},"modified":"2025-10-21T10:27:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T15:27:13","slug":"native-america-calling-government-shutdown-threatens-to-close-off-tribal-financing-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/10\/21\/native-america-calling-government-shutdown-threatens-to-close-off-tribal-financing-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Government shutdown threatens to close off tribal financing funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, October 21, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Government shutdown threatens to close off tribal financing funds\r\n<\/div>\r\nTribal officials are among those pushing back against President Donald Trump\u2019s plan to cut off some $500 million dollars in federal funds used for tribal housing, business development and infrastructure projects. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncai.org\/\">National Congress of American Indians<\/a> calls the action by Trump related to the federal government shutdown \u201ca critical threat to our communities\u2019 economic future.\u201d \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nTrump\u2019s intended elimination of the Treasury Department\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfifund.gov\/\">Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund<\/a> is the latest blow from the government shutdown that could have series consequences for Native Nations.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/10\/18\/treasury-department-state-small-business-credit-initiative-tribal-government-approvals\/treasurydepartment-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-42118\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1374\" data-attachment-id=\"42118\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2024\/10\/18\/treasury-department-state-small-business-credit-initiative-tribal-government-approvals\/treasurydepartment-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/18\/treasurydepartment.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1374\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Department of the Treasury\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Department of the Treasury&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The headquarters of the Department of the Treasury in Washington, D.C. 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Photo: <a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/afagen\/3364460420\/>Adam Fagen<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Guests on Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/larry-wright-jr-48728510a\/\">Larry Wright Jr.<\/a> (Ponca), executive director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncai.org\/\">National Congress of American Indians<\/a> and former chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poncatribe-ne.gov\/\">Ponca Tribe<\/a> of Nebraska\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sherry-rupert-0900021a9\/\">Sherry Rupert<\/a> (Paiute and Washoe), CEO of the <a href=\"https:\/\/americanindigenoustourism.org\/\">American Indigenous Tourism Association<\/a>, a national organization\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kim-pate-jd-26745123\">Kim Pate<\/a> (Cherokee, Choctaw, Black Descent),  Managing Director for <a href=\"https:\/\/ndncollective.org\/about-ndn-fund\/\">NDN Fund<\/a>, the community development fund of <a href=\"https:\/\/ndncollective.org\/\">NDN Collective<\/a>, headquartered in South Dakota\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dave-tovey-9056576a\/\">Dave Tovey<\/a> (Cayuse\/Joseph Band Nez Perce), Executive Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nixyaawii-cdfi.org\/about-us\">Nixy\u00e1awii Community Financial Services<\/a> (NCFS), a Native CDFI in Oregon\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The cuts continue as President Donald Trump plans to eliminate another $500 million dollars for tribal housing, business development and infrastructure projects.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42118,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[10,1,14],"tags":[1361,6856,1202,6855,71,696,1319,6853,1601,243,133,7,235,6854,63,134,1534,224,98,251,89],"class_list":["post-264064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-national","category-politics","tag-aianta","tag-aita","tag-cdfi","tag-dave-dovety","tag-economic-development","tag-housing","tag-infrastructure","tag-kim-pate","tag-larry-wright","tag-media","tag-native-america-calling","tag-ncai","tag-ndn-collective","tag-ndn-fund","tag-oregon","tag-radio","tag-sherry-rupert","tag-shutdown","tag-south-dakota","tag-tourism","tag-treasury","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-16H6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/18\/treasurydepartment.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264064","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=264064"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":264151,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264064\/revisions\/264151"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}