The U.S. Treasury Department Announces the First State Small Business Credit Initiative Awards to Tribal Governments for Small Businesses, Part of the Biden Administration’s Investing in America Agenda…the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the approval of plans for up to $73 million in funding allocated to 39 Tribal governments. This funding is part of the largest and most expansive one-time investment for Tribal governments for small business financing in the history of the nation.
IllumiNative celebrates its first five years with an eye toward the future. Filling a void left by organizations to bring together climate issues, democracy, fighting racism and the arts, IllumiNative burst onto the scene five years ago with projects and partnerships. Headed up by founder and executive director Crystal Echo Hawk, Pawnee, the organization’s next phase of ambitious growth and expansion includes podcasts, gatherings at major cultural events, and new organizations. “It’s hard to believe,” says Echo Hawk. “But we just celebrated our fifth anniversary since I founded IllumiNative and we published our seminal research Native Truth project. It’s exceeded all my wildest dreams. It was me and one other person when we started and now, we have almost 25 staff members. It’s incredible to look back on all the work that we’ve been able to be a part of and some really big moments, I think, for Indian Country.”
Those are your headlines at this hour. I’m Colette Keith in the KIPI News center.
