WASHINGTON—As part of National Native American Heritage Month during November, CUNA and Inclusiv will co-host a free webinar for CUNA-affiliated CUs today that will feature strategies of credit unions that successfully deliver targeted financial services to Native Americans.
Presenters during the “How CUs Can Better Serve Indigenous/Native Communities” webinar will include:
- Shayna Ferguson, manager/loan officer of Lakota FCU
- Helen Mickel, president/CEO of Tongass FCU
- Ron Moorhead, president/CEO First Financial CU
- Robyn Miller, branch manager, Black Hills FCU
In announcing the webinar, Inclusiv noted approximately one million Native Americans live on the 567 federally recognized tribal reservations, and that today there are 16 Native credit unions, 74 Native community development financial institutions (CDFIs), and 18 Native banks serving largely unbanked and underbanked reservation communities.
The 16 Native credit unions stretch from Hawaii to the Seneca Nation in New York, Inclusiv said, and hold collective assets of about $300 million and serve 57,000 members.
“While few in number, their impact is substantial and highlights the transformational impact of community development credit unions (CDCUs) and CDFIs on local communities,” according to Inclusiv.
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