IABS Chapter 2: Financial Education Financial literacy is increasingly recognized as a critical component of alleviating poverty and promoting economic development {in Native communities}… Limited financial expertise and inadequate financial education resources have significantly hindered the economic health of many Native communities.
–President Joseph Garcia, National Congress of American Indians (Download copy)
Research paper on financial education in Native American communities, co-authored with the Corporation for Enterprise Development and the National Congress of American Indians. (Download copy)
This report, titled "Integrated Asset Building Strategies for Reservation-Based Communities: A 27-Retrospective of First Nations Development Institute" provides an overview of First Nations Development Institute’s development philosophy and original research on asset building strategies such as financial education, CDFIs, IDAs, Native philanthropy, and entrepreneurship development. (Download copy)