First Nations Development Institute Annual Report 2013

Recognizing Value by Investing in Innovation Recognizing Value by Investing in Innovation Elected totheBoard inMarch 2014 (Choctaw) Susan Jenkins, Ph.D. (Cherokee) Gelvin Stevenson (Jemez Pueblo) Benny Shendo, Jr. Board Member Emeritus -In Memoriam Siobhan Oppenheimer-Nicolau Board Member Emeritus -In Memoriam (Muscogee Creek) A. David Lester (Winnebago Tribe ofNebraska/White Earth Chippewa) Chandra Hampson (Tlingit) First Nations Development Institute Michael E.Roberts, President (Confederated Tribes oftheUmatilla Indian Reservation) Donald Sampson, Treasurer (Mandan/Hidatsa) Shyla Grace Sheppard, Secretary (Shinnecock) Marguerite SmithChair , Vice Apache/Jemez(Jicarilla Pueblo) Thomas Vigil,Chair B. Board ofDirectors Board Members Emeritus Emeritus -In Memoriam.” unanimously designatedthem as“Board Members contributions totheorganization, theBoard of Directors 2012. Subsequently, inrecognition oftheirimmense September 2013,andA.David LesterinDecember Board Members Siobhan Oppenheimer-Nicolau in First Nations mournsthepassingoflongtime In Memoriam American Indian Arts for their support ofthiseffort. American Indian fortheirsupport Arts Comcast, Santo Domingo Pueblo andtheInstitute of bothinNewArts, Mexico. First Nations sincerely thanks Domingo Pueblo andtheInstitute ofAmericanIndian television spotswere videotapedinMay 2013 atSanto oftheComcastFoundation.in 2013,courtesy The two campaignthatlaunched advertising TV publicservice ON THE COVER - The photosare from First Nations’ G P ARTICIPANT ui bbb. CHARIT AC C bbb. AC Exchange GOLD GOLD HARITY de CREDITE CREDITE or or g g S ta Y r D D

Table of Contents

Board of Directors ...... Inside Front Cover Combating Predatory Lending ...... 18

Chairman’s Letter ...... 2 Native American Business Development ...... 21

President’s Letter ...... 4 Grants, Grantmaking and Philanthropic Services .....22

Strengthening Native American Nonprofits ...... 6 2013 Donors ...... 26

Native American Foods and Health ...... 10 Staff ...... 32

Financial and Investor Education ...... 14 Credits ...... Inside Back Cover

Our Guiding Principle We believe that when armed with the appropriate resources, Native peoples hold the capacity and ingenuity to ensure the sustainable, economic, spiritual and cultural well-being of their communities. Our Mission Our mission is to strengthen American Indian economies to support healthy Native communities. First Nations Development Institute invests in and creates innovative institutions and models that strengthen asset control and support economic development for American Indian people and their communities.

Our Focus Areas Our Five Strategies With the generous financial support of individuals, Across these focus areas, we utilize foundations, corporations and tribal donors, First five strategies to achieve results: Nations Development Institute improves economic O conditions for Native Americans in five focus areas: O Grantmaking O OO Native American Foods and Health O Technical Assistance and Training O OO Strengthening Native American Nonprofits O Coalition-Building O OO Native American Business and Asset O Policy Development OO Advocacy OO Financial and Investor Education OO Combating Predatory Lending

Sharing Our Research, Models and Publications We believe in widely sharing best practices, key findings and successful or promising models with practitioners in Indian Country, government entities (federal, state, local and tribal), mainstream philanthropy, and the public at large. As such, First Nations Development Institute’s online Knowledge Center hosts a wide variety of research publications, reports and other resources that can be accessed through our website at www.firstnations.org.

1 Recognizing Value by Investing in Innovation achievements andsuccessesduringtheyear, buthere’s listasapreview: ashort The year 2013waspretty darngoodforFirst Nations asanorganization,too. This report highlightsthose isprettybenefit to darngood. Indian Country Any investment hasrisks,andoursare nodifferent. But ourtrackrecord ofseeingthepotentialvalue and those ideasandidealsintoaction. become reality. Many times we are thelastpiece–andsometimesonlyoffunding neededtoput Since ourearlydays,we’ve beeninterested infundingideasandidealsthatcanhelpNative aspirations Natives whoown them. stronger nonprofits andgovernments, options,andthe new regaining ofcontrol over Native assets by the businesses,morecommunities –new jobs, better healthandnutrition,improved skillsandeducation, investment is,ifyou will,inseeingtheseprojects create biggerbenefitsforstruggling Native American throughout AmericanIndian, AlaskaNative andNative Hawaiian communities. The appreciation ofour Our return comesnotinhard cashdividends,but inthesuccessofmodelanditspossiblereplication millions ofdollars,though.Our payoff ismillionsofsmiles,dreams, hopesandrenewed new excitement. andthenreapopportunity millionswhentheirinnovative companygoespublic.Our reward start-up isnot In away, we’re likethoseluckyinvestors whogetin“on theground floor” ofagreat investment new so ourinvestment reaps amany-foldreturn. in theupsidepotentialofprojects andlikeanywiseinvestor we we support, wanttomaximize thatvalue neededtoextractandnurture that oridea.find thefundsandexpertise valuefrom eacheffort We seepromise We oftenseevalue where othersdon’t, orwhichtheyhave grossly underestimated. So wehard work very to Country. of asset-andcommunity-building,whichwillresult inbrighterfutures forIndian attention, trainingandinvestment sotheycanfullydevelop intomodelsandtools and spirituallyrelevant. We are recognizing needourseminal thattheseefforts vision insolutionsthatare created by Natives forNatives, andwhichare culturally in innovation. We are recognizing thatthere isinherent value, promise andeven Native Americaneconomiesandcommunities,whatwe are really doingisinvesting for When we plantthoseseedsorcausesparksopportunities orengendernew Innovation. This timewe’re describingitthisway:Recognizing Value byInvesting in to illustratethework ofFirst Nations Development Institute. landscapes, andeven “pushing theenvelope,” alongwithotherdescriptive analogies coaxingproductivitygenerating sparks, from incubatingopportunities, harsh In myAnnualReport lettersover theyears, Ihave writtenaboutplantingseeds, O O O O NativeFoodSystems.org website. launched theNative American Food Sovereignty Alliance(NAFSA), andcreated thenew It solidified itsnationalleadership role in Native foodsystemsandthesovereignty movement, with exceptionally qualifiedpersonnel. First Nations reorganized itsmanagement intoanew, highlyeffectivepositions team,andfillednew Chairman’s Letter 2 OO It began dipping its toe into a new sector – the huge urban population of Native Americans – by launching a new “Urban Indian Project” in association with the National Urban Indian Family Coalition of Seattle. This is in addition to First Nations’ traditional focus on rural and reservation-based Native communities. OO First Nations continued and expanded its crucial work in financial and investor education, including working with the Navajo ahead of a potential oil windfall and launching the groundbreaking My Green campaign aimed at vulnerable Native teens receiving Minor’s Trust payouts. OO The organization’s annual L.E.A.D. conference for Native nonprofit professionals and leaders achieved a record turnout, which illustrates First Nations’ broad and credible impact in building the capacity and effectiveness of Native American organizations. OO It purchased and moved into its own office building, signifying the organization’s growing strength, maturity and presence within Indian Country. OO First Nations continued to nurture and support critical Native youth and culture-specific projects across the U.S. by granting $400,000 to 23 such endeavors. OO The organization published numerous new publications and resources for Native communities, and launched a new and highly popular webinar series known as “First Nations Knowledge.” OO First Nations greatly expanded its own national visibility and awareness through donated TV advertising, publicity and a highly robust social media effort, all of which benefit Native American communities across the country. OO Our fully owned subsidiary, First Nations Oweesta Corporation, has overcome recent leadership changes and organizational challenges and is now fully on track. Oweesta is extending its positive influence in Indian Country by supporting the creation, growth and capitalization of Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs).

In early 2014, we elected the newest member of the Board of Directors of First Nations Development Institute – Dr. Susan Jenkins. Susan, who is Choctaw, holds her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Georgia. She lives in rural western North Carolina, where she moved to help the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians start the Cherokee Preservation Foundation. For more than 10 years, she served as executive director there, which followed a stellar career in other foundation and nonprofit work. We also note with deep sadness the passing of longtime board members Siobhan Oppenheimer-Nicolau in 2013 and A. David Lester at the end of 2012. Both are and will continue to be sorely missed. The board has elected them “Board Members Emeritus – In Memoriam” to honor their significant expertise and contributions to First Nations. Finally, I like to note that the success of First Nations Development Institute is a complete team effort, and that team includes the organization’s invaluable supporters – financial, moral and otherwise. They are absolutely critical to this endeavor. Only with the assistance of these generous and visionary foundations, individuals, tribes and corporations are we able to do this important work and achieve these major steps forward. From the entire staff and board of First Nations, I say thank you for your belief in us and our ability to recognize and wisely invest in the value and innovation we see across Indian Country.

B. Thomas Vigil (Jicarilla Apache/Jemez Pueblo) Chairman, Board of Directors

2 3 Recognizing Value by Investing in Innovation low-resource communitiesthatprofit from theseinnovative First Nations investments in Indian Country. lessons thattheydemonstrate, are notjustpayoffs thatbenefit Indian Country. Theybenefitmanyother as awhole.AndIwoulddareIndian toofferthattheprojects thatFirst Country Nations funds,andthe currently making.In thiscase,however, thepayoff isnotnecessarilytoFirst Nations inparticular, butto I believe thatthisdefinitionspeaksto thegoodinvestments that First Nations hashistoricallymadeandis In thefinance/investment world, recognize hasaslightlydifferent meaning. thatareopportunities present there. and ourstaff, allowsknowledgeable ustobe very aboutIndian Country, alongwiththemanyexciting For First Nations, ourfamiliarity, andthelifelongexperiencesofourboard because ofour34-year history there are acoupleofdefinitionsthatneedtobehighlightedmore fullyfleshoutthisdiscussion: coincidental. Andattheriskofgettingtoofarintoweeds ofinvesting, andvalue investing inparticular, For me,theparallelsbetween First Nations’ missionandwork andtheprinciplesofvalue investing are not my Board ChairmanandIare bothtightlyalignedbehindthatsentiment. And, asyou canseeby thethemeofthisannualreport –“Recognizing Value by Investing inInnovation” – And that’s why we’re “going longonIndian futures.” We believe strongly inthefuture ofIndian Country. recognized, institutionally, is thatIndian Country andbeyond.THE value investment forthenextcentury We here atFirst Nations –ourboard, inthefoundationcommunity–have long ourstaffandpartners discount. Or, inlaymen’s terms, it’s buyingintosomethingforlessthanit’s and,thus,enjoying worth asubstantial fact thatthecompanyhasstrong, stablefundamentalsthatprovide forfuture agoodopportunity profit. picking stocksthattradeforlessthantheirintrinsicvaluedespitethe orwhichthemarket hasundervalued, buying itwiththeexpectationthatitsvalue isgoingtorise.Similarly, “value investing” isthestrategyof In theinvestment world,taking a“longposition” inasecurity, suchasastockorbond,meansyou are I’m “Going Long” onIndian Futures: Recognizing Value by Investing inInnovation O O O O was originallypaid. Recognize: def.verb. When aninvestment orassetissoldforanamountthatgreater thanwhat know again,oridentifyfrom knowledge ofappearanceorcharacter. Recognize: def.verb. To identify(someoneorsomething)from havingencountered thembefore; President’s Letter 4 And just like there are general and specifically financial definitions for “recognize,” the same holds for terms like “value.” OO Value: def. 1. noun. Regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something; or 2. verb. consider (someone or something) to be important or beneficial; have a high opinion of. For First Nations, it is clear to us that Indian Country has value – that its people, their cultures and their ingenuity to address their own community challenges has high importance and worth. And even if we were to look at the definition of value in the financial sense, as in “value investing,” we would concur that Indian Country holds a great deal of value. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the case of mainstream philanthropy’s investment, or more to the point, its underinvestment in Indian Country. According to the Native Americans in Philanthropy 2011 report Foundation Funding for Native American Issues and Peoples, “Over the past decade, U.S. foundation support explicitly targeting Native Americans has declined as a share of total foundation giving.” So clearly, First Nations’ strategy of grantmaking to Indian communities (more than $20 million to more than 800 projects over the past two decades) can be seen as investing in an ignored sector, Indian Country. But more importantly, First Nations is finding projects that are undervalued by mainstream philanthropic investors. Let me give you an example: In the past year, First Nations made a modest investment in an organization on the Navajo Nation – the Diné Community Advocacy Alliance (DCAA). Our investment in DCAA led to two very important policy outcomes: 1) the first-in-the-U.S. (not the first in Indian Country, but the first in the entire nation) tax on junk food and sugar-sweetened beverages; and 2) the elimination of tribal sales tax on healthy foods such as fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts and water. And although the Navajo tribal council would ultimately override the tribal president’s veto of the tax exemption for healthy food (but not override the veto of the junk-food tax), the work of DCAA and the ability to effect real national policy change demonstrated the unrecognized value of investing in Indian Country. DCAA was able to achieve, under the sovereign jurisdiction of an Indian tribe, something that has not been possible anywhere else in the U.S. This was clearly an investment that others did not recognize, or at best undervalued. But it is our hope that what DCAA was able to accomplish will bring other, more well- heeled institutional foundation investors to the table. Indian Country has a strong balance sheet, strong management, and a wide open, unexplored market. To me, this is a “value investment” if there ever was one, and we’re going long on it.

Gunalchéesh (Thank you),

Michael E. Roberts (téix sháach tsín) (Tlingit) President

4 5 Recognizing Value by Investing in Innovation 2013 Highlights strategies consistentwiththeirmissionsthrough thevarious grant-fundedprograms describedbelow. leadersandorganizations thatareto support shapingtheirneeds,prioritiesand solutionsthrough asset-based The issuesseenandexperiencedinNative Americancommunitiescanbedeeplycomplex.Our approach is believe is the cornerstonetosustainableAmericanIndian economies,butcapacityoftenneedsstrengthening. bors andnations.Collaborationlearningcreate ahealthyenvironment forbalancedcapacitywhichwe because itcreates evidence-basedapproaches andmodelsthatare easilyshared andreplicated amongneigh- Investing ininnovative programming acrossisbetterforpeople,communitiesandpartners Indian Country assistance andtraining,coalitionbuilding,policy, andadvocacy. towardbuild aunityofeffort andlongterm. meetingobjectives intheshort They are grantmaking,technical Indian communities. The programs inthenonprofit strengthening area utilize five crosscutting strategiesto First Nations’ Strengthening Native AmericanNonprofits focusarea hasbeentransformative inAmerican Nonprofit Organizations Strengthening Native American O O O O O O nonprofits across theU.S. Upon receipt ofagenerous grantfrom the W. K. Kellogg Foundation First Nations Development Institute, founded theNative Ways Federation Native in2006to serve charitable givinginIndian Country, seven leadingnationalNative nonprofit organizations,including tofindsustainablefunding. toincreaseTherefore, organizationsstruggle In aneffort manydeserving one-half ofonepercent ofnationalphilanthropic andNative dollarsgoestoIndian Country causes. Native communities,theyare atadistinctdisadvantage intoday’s fundraisingenvironment. Lessthan Native WaysFederation: advance thequalityoflifeAmericanIndian populations. development innovative ofnonprofits, andsupport programming thatseeksto elevate, empower and the National Urban Indian Family Coalition, thesegrantsplayakeyrole intheorganizational American Indians andAlaskaNatives livinginmetropolitan areas. Awarded with inpartnership withinurban Indian centersthat workhuman services with someoftheestimated78percent of urban Indian centersover three years. Project thedevelopment and applicationof grants support Project willprovide toasmanyninenational,nonprofit trainingandtechnicalassistanceservices National Urban Indian Project: With fundingfrom The Kresge Foundation, theUrban Indian access program-specific materialsandpublications. inthedevelopment ofaresourcebased training,andsupport exchange website where granteescan assessments, technicalassistance,development oftoolsandproducts, curriculadevelopment forskills- that are needs-based,comprehensive andfocusedonmeasurableoutcomes.Activities include Building: Activities related tothisprogramandoutreach involve tonationalHUDgrantees services ofHousingDepartment &Urban Development OneCPD Technical andCapacity Assistance While Native nonprofits work hard tostrengthen, protect andadvocate for 6 in 2008, Native Ways built critical organizational and governance capacity, including the implementation of its workplace-giving program. Native Ways incorporated as a nonprofit organization in the Navajo Nation in 2008 and was granted 501(c)(3) public charity status by the IRS on May 5, 2009. Native Ways is currently working to build the infrastructure of its membership program as well as expand its workplace-giving program. Native Ways’ long-term goal is to provide the following services to Native nonprofits, tribal governments, Native-owned businesses and individual donors in Indian Country:

†† Provide marketing, fundraising and donation-collection and distribution services in the form of workplace- giving campaigns with the ultimate goal of providing a strong and sustainable source of revenue for Native Ways member nonprofit organizations,

†† Participate in and promote accountability in the Native nonprofit sector,

†† Serve as a resource that potential donors can use to confirm the legitimacy of a nonprofit organization and its efficacy in Indian Country, and to make better educated decisions about giving to Indian Country,

†† Increase participation of Native communities, including tribal government employees, tribe, and Native- owned and operated businesses and their employees, in charitable activities such as workplace giving, and

†† Empower the Native nonprofit community to respond to the deep, pervasive and critical social and cultural needs of our communities.

For more information about the Native Ways Federation, please visit www.nativewaysfederation.org.

OO Native Youth and Culture Fund: First Nations’ Native Youth and Culture Fund is underwritten by the Kalliopeia Foundation and The Susan A. and Donald P. Babson Charitable Foundation. This program supports tribes, Native nonprofit organizations and Native community groups working in rural and reservation-based communities seeking ways to preserve, strengthen and/or renew Native culture, language and tradition among Native youth. First Nations believes that Native youth represent the future of Native communities, and that their health and well-being determines the future health and well-being of the community. OO Office on Violence Against Women Native American Coalition Development: First Nations is building the organizational capacity and programmatic capabilities of emerging and established Native American nonprofit domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions through specialized group trainings and individualized technical assistance. Other funded services include site visits, travel scholarships, webinars, technical assistance, and sub-awards to two emerging tribal coalitions in Maine and Utah. OO Office on Violence Against Women Tailored Capacity-Building for Targeted Tribal Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Coalitions: Funding from this cooperative agreement allows First Nations to provide ongoing technical assistance to support grantees under the Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalition Program on financial development, board development, program management, technology use, strategic planning sessions, and curriculum development. First Nations is also pairing up existing and successful tribal coalitions to mentor two new tribal coalitions that First Nations helped incorporate as 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofits. Other activities include small grants to the two emerging tribal coalitions located in Maine and Utah, peer-to-peer webinars, and site visits to tribal coalitions that face challenges in establishing and implementing their projects.

6 7 Recognizing Value by Investing in Innovation IRS applicationsfortax-exempt status. roles and responsibilities ofnonprofit board members. We alsohelpedthemfinalize andsubmittheir bylaws. First Nations alsohelpedthem establish theirboards ofdirectors, and provided trainingonthe ofincorporation,missionandvisionstatements, such asdraftingarticles Coalition –withefforts First Nations assistedthefledglingnonprofits – Restoring Ancestral Windsandthe Wabanaki Women’s coalitions tobuildeducationandawareness aboutviolenceagainstAmericanIndian women. U.S. Justice tohelpthecoalitionsformintwostatesthatpreviously Department, didnothave tribal First Nations received fundingfrom theOffice on Violence Against ofthe Women, whichispart and theycappedofftheyear by receiving theirofficialnonprofit organizationstatus. During 2013,First Nations continueditswork helpingtwotribaldomesticviolencecoalitionsform, Form, Gain Tax-Exempt Status From theGround Up: Two Nonprofits Restoring AncestralRestoring Winds 8

Wabanaki Women’sCoalition Restoring Ancestral Winds

Each organization received its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status from the IRS!

Restoring Ancestral Winds (RAW) is located in Utah. Its mission is to support healing in Indigenous communities as a tribal coalition that will advocate for healthy relationships and educate Utah communities on issues surrounding stalking and domestic, sexual, dating and family violence. RAW also will provide training to service providers engaged in similar work and collaborate with Great Basin community members and stakeholders on these issues. RAW will provide a much-needed service for the Indigenous populations in Utah.

Wabanaki Women’s Coalition (WWC) is located in Maine. Its mission is to increase the capacity of tribal communities to respond to domestic and sexual violence and influence tribal, national and regional systems to increase awareness, safety, justice and healing. WWC has already provided an “advocacy training” for tribal advocates and Indian child welfare staff in Maine’s tribal communities. WWC has been actively meeting with various state officials and attending meetings to inform them of the new tribal coalition’s presence and to represent the Maine tribal communities.

8 9 Recognizing Value by Investing in Innovation 2013 Highlights togive Nativeforums communitiesa voice instate andfederalpolicyrelated toissuesinthefoodsector. advancing foodsystemswork inNative communities.First Nations inpolicy alsoleadsandparticipates and program modelsinIndian Country, andthedevelopment offactsheetsandotherresources aimedat We research alsoundertake thatare andpolicyefforts focusedonsharinganddisseminatingbestpractices federal agenciesintothehandsofNative producers andcommunities. First Nations isassistingNative communitiesingeneratingfirststepsshiftingecologicalstewardship from integrate traditionalecologicalknowledge practices. withwestern scientificconservation Through NAFSI, strategies toeffectively andefficientlyutilize already limited resources. In thiscapacity, theyare working to In theprocess ofrestoring foodsystems,Native communitiesare alsostrivingtorevive andimplement food-related businesses. local control offoodproduction anddistribution,increase forthecreation market opportunities of theinnovativeto support ofNative efforts communitieswhoare working toincrease foodsecurity, increase simply cannotafford toeat. Thus, underNAFSI,First Nations combinesfinancialandtechnicalassistance American Indian householdsexperienceoutrighthunger, becausethey meaninghouseholdsgohungry and affordable foodsisnotreadily available. Beyond issuesofaccess, current statisticsnotethatonein10 Most Native communitiesare locatedin whatare labeled“food meaningaccesstofresh, deserts,” healthy improving diet,andstrengthening theireconomies. Native communitiesastheywork tobuildsustainablefoodsystems aimed atimproving Native health, Through ourNative Agriculture andFood Systems Initiative (NAFSI),First Nations tribesand supports Agriculture &Food Systems Initiative –NAFSI) Native AmericanFoods &Health (Native O O O O stewardship from federalagencies intothehandsofNative producers andcommunities. addition, First Nations assistedNavajo communities ingeneratingfirststeps inshiftingecological farmers’ markets, andeducate tribalmembersonthelivelihood ofsheep, woolandweaving. In toobtainGoodColorado Plateau Agriculture intheirefforts Practices initiate local certification, and Outreach, First Nations ofseven Native theefforts supported organizations locatedonthe ofAgriculture’sDepartment Rural CommunityDevelopment Initiative andtheOffice of Advocacy Food Systems ontheColoradoPlateau: With from support The ChristensenFund, theU.S. farm-to-institution programs, andhelpeddocumenttraditionalNative diets. youth andtribalentrepreneurshipsupported programs, assistedfooddistributionprograms and These grantshelpedNative communitiescreate farmers’ markets andcommunitygardens, Foundation, First Nations awarded more than$450,000infundingto18 Native organizations. Native Agriculture andFood Systems Initiative 10 : With ofthe thesupport W.K. Kellogg OO Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance (NAFSA): First Nations launched the Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance. The purpose of the alliance is to build a national Native movement and voice on issues related to Native food security and food-system control. NAFSA is charged with developing a collaborative group of Native organizations and leaders who will monitor and influence tribal, state and federal policy issues related to Native foods, including food access, security, hunger and nutrition. OO First Annual Food Sovereignty Summit: In partnership with the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, the Intertribal Agriculture Council and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, First Nations hosted the first annual Food Sovereignty Summit in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Attended by more than 250 people from across the United States, the summit allowed Native communities to share program models, lessons learned and best practices in areas of applied agriculture, community outreach and business management, finance and marketing. OO First Nations Knowledge Webinar Series: In 2013, First Nations launched the First Nations Knowledge webinar series as a means to provide technical assistance to a broad audience over the Internet. The webinars were free and open to the public, and focused on sharing best practices from Native community programs and elements of capacity-building, such as program evaluation, sustainability and budgeting. OO Publications and Resources: First Nations launched a new website so that Native communities can access resources related to food-systems issues. This website is located at www.NativeFoodSystems.org. First Nations also published two reports highlighting the outcomes of our food-systems grantmaking: Reclaiming Native Food Systems - Part I: Indigenous Knowledge and Innovation for Supporting Health and Food Sovereignty, and Reclaiming Native Food Systems - Part II: Indigenous Knowledge and Innovation for Supporting Senior Health and Wellness.

10 11 Recognizing Value by Investing in Innovation seed bank. The purposeoftheseedbankisto gathertheseedsofplantsoriginallygrown intheregion community survey. alsohelpedthetribedeterminewhich seedstocollectandstore forthe This survey andvegetables toplantin the permacultureThe tribedeterminedwhich fruits garden by conductinga more orchard workers tomaintainthefruit andtheever-expanding permaculture garden. trees willproduce healthy, fresh forgenerations. fruit The tribespeculatesthateventually itwillneedtohire season. However, oncethesetrees mature, theyhave thepotentialtoyieldhundreds ofpoundsfruit. These For example,several volunteers helpedplant50perennial trees. fruit The trees this didnotyieldanyfruit Many tribalmembersalsovolunteered attheexpandedpermaculture garden siteoutsideoftheseworkshops. store. grocery of squash,cucumbers,tomatoes,green beansandbellpeppersthatwere eventually donatedtothetribal result ofthesehands-onworkshops, tribalmembershelpedplant,grow more than100pounds andharvest theirowntribal memberstostart gardens whilesimultaneouslyattendingtothecommunity garden. Asa usedtheselessons tocreateparticipants theirown personalhomegardens. These workshops encouraged tribal memberslearnaboutcomposting,caringforplantsandrespecting ecosystems.Many workshop The gardening workshops, inparticular, popularamongtribalmembers.At havetheseworkshops, beenvery course, foodpolicy/sovereignty classes,youth mentoringsessionsandnumerous gardening workshops. demonstration sitetoconductseveral classesandworkshops, includingathree-day intensive permaculture vegetables aswell asNative plantsandmedicine. The tribeusedtheexpandedpermaculture garden asa garden thatteachestribalmembershow toplant,grow healthy, andharvest and organicheirloomfruits This grantallowed thetribeto expanditssmallpermaculture garden intoalargereducationalcommunity community forgenerationstocome. Foundation, hasallowed thetribetodevelop aninnovative field-to-fork model thatwillsustainthe orchard,a fruit aseedbank,andweekly farmers’ market. by the This grant,underwritten W.K. Kellogg Food Sovereignty Initiative (NAFSI)toexpandthepermaculture garden toincludeademonstrationsite, In 2013,First Nations awarded theBig Pine Paiute Tribe $37,500through theNative Agriculture and intoamoretransform itsfooddesert robust, sustainablefoodsystemby establishingapermaculture garden. and affordable food.In 2010,thetribeestablishedSustainable Food System Development Project to Today, theBig Pine Reservationisconsidered a“food desert” becauseofthelackaccesstohealthy with itsabilitytofeedown people. them totheLosAngelesbasin,thussevering thetribe’s connectionwiththelandandwaterinterfering the cityofLosAngelespurchased mostofthelandandwaterrightsinOwens Valley andtransferred create irrigatedareas thatproduced thetribe’s mainfoodsource. However, attheturnof20th century, at thefootofEasternSierra Nevada Mountains. The tribe’s earlyancestorsutilized thelandandwaterto The Big Pine Paiute Tribe oftheOwens Valley islocatedontheBig Pine Indian ReservationinCalifornia, Paiute Tribe oftheOwens Valley From Field toFork attheBig Pine 12

and preserve them for future generations. The seed bank is a continuing process that will grow as the tribe becomes more and more aware of its needs and learns proper seed-saving techniques.

A portion of this grant was also used to host weekly farmers’ markets that helped farmers and workshop participants sell their fruits and vegetables. These farmers’ markets are intended to help growers earn extra money and provide tribal members with a healthy alternative to processed foods.

The Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley developed the Sustainable Food System Development Project to improve the physical health and well-being of its people and to preserve its tribal community for generations to come. The success of this innovative field-to-fork model reiterates that tribes have the potential to strengthen and improve their own communities.

12 13 Recognizing Value by Investing in Innovation 2013 Highlights and ultimatelyleadstofinancialempowerment in Native communities. in Native communities.Our work promotes increased financialknowledge, enhancesfinancialcapability, Financially healthyandinformedNative familiescontributetovibranteconomic,culturalandsocialsystems help themnavigatethecomplicatedworldoffinance. for borrowing andsaving.Our teamalsoworks withtribalgovernments andtribalinvestment committeesto ing credit wisely–tohelpingindividualsunderstandfinancialmarkets anda variety offinancialinstruments families understandthebasicsoffinancialmanagement–openingandmaintainingabankaccountus administering financialandinvestor educationprograms. Our projects rangefrom helpingindividualsand Indian tribalgovernments andcommunitiesthroughout North Americatoassistthemindesigningand First Nations anditssubsidiary, First Nations Oweesta withAmerican Corporation,work inpartnership O O O O O O O O Navajo Nation. Indian Minerals Office inlate2013 toconductoutreach to beneficiariesofmineralleases onthe accountholders aswell as tribalinvestment committees.First Nation alsopartnered with theFederal Indians attheU.S.Interior tohelpconductoutreach Department toIndividual Indian Money In 2013,First Nations worked closely withtheOffice ofthe Special forAmerican Trustee Bureau conference onfinancialeducation. findings abouttheschool-based financialeducation program ataConsumer Financial Protection or were already developing asavingsplan.In April 2013,First Nations wasaskedtopresent its scale) inknowledge gainedacross arangeoffinancialtopics,and85%studentssaid theywould financial behavior” were met.Overall, students anincreasereported of1.15points(onafive-point financial educationclasses” and “students willhave increased financialknowledge andimproved indicates thattheprogram’s intendedoutcomesfor2013that“teachers are betterabletooffer Your Terms. This program reached 442 studentsinMcKinley Countyin2013, andourevaluation New Mexico, where we hadpilotedaschool-basedfinancialeducationprogram titledLife on 2013, we wrappedupathree-year collaborationwithseveral publicschoolsinMcKinley County, Promoting Native American Family Economic Security -School-Based Financial Education: promising modelforNative communities. education program andexperientiallearninghasdemonstratedpositive outcomesandrepresents a and financialmanagementasa result oftheprogram. Thecombinationofaschool-based financial reported increased knowledge, positive attitudes and positive behaviorchangerelated tosavings to openabanksavingsaccountanddevelop positive savinghabitswere met,and students for Families curriculum.According toourevaluation, theprogram objectives toencouragestudents enrolled in afinancialeducationprogram basedontheBuilding Native Communities:Financial Skills Mexico, in2013.Atotalof42 Youth Savings Accounts were openedforNative youth whowere a school-basedfinancialeducationproject pilotedwithtwohighschoolsin McKinley County, New Youth Savings Account Program: Funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, of wasapart thiseffort page, a YouTube Channel,andpostersofeachtheMy Green spokespeople. simulation gamethatmirrors real-life spendingdecisions. The campaignalsoincludes aFacebook money toolsthatNative youth canusetobettermanagetheirpayments, includingaBig Money asguidesthroughout thedifferentvideos, andserve sectionsofthewebsite. The sitecontainsseveral their storiesabouthow theymanagedtheir“Big Money.” They share theirlessonslearnedinseveral at www.mybigmoney.org. It features fourspokespeople–Native youth ages17-23–whopresent getting ready toreceive theirmoney. The mainfeature ofthecampaignisMy Green website campaign usesmultiplemediachannelstosendanempowering messagetoyoung peoplewhoare is asocialmarketing campaignaimedatNative youth whoreceive aminor’s fundpayout. trust The My Green Campaign: Funded by theFINRAInvestor Education Foundation, theMy Green effort Financial andInvestor Education 14 In In - OO Building Economic Security Over a Lifetime: This initiative continued in 2013, with funding from the Ford Foundation. In 2013, First Nations continued to work with key partners in Oklahoma to build and nurture two coalitions dedicated to inclusive asset-building. First Nations coordinated this work with the goal of elevating an asset-building agenda at the state, local and tribal levels that will provide inclusive income and program strategies to ensure family economic security. Working closely with partners on the ground, First Nations helped the Oklahoma Native Assets Coalition reach out to tribes and Native nonprofits in the state and share ideas, information, and innovative models with policymakers and practitioners. First Nations worked closely with the Oklahoma Policy Institute to support the Oklahoma Assets Network as it reached out to underserved communities in Oklahoma, identified key policy and program issues, and educated community members and policy leaders about innovative asset-building programs. OO InvestNative Online Financial Education Challenge: This online financial education resource, funded by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, utilizes concepts and lessons from the Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families curriculum as a foundation for its interactive, youth-oriented curriculum. Every spring and fall, a national Financial Literacy Challenge is conducted to encourage Native youth to complete the curriculum. To date, a total of 418 students have participated in the online financial literacy challenge. OO Pathways to Financial Empowerment Project: Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, this two-year project will pilot a school-based financial education program with youth at the Early College Academy of the Native American Youth Family Center (NAYA) in Portland, Oregon. This program provides culturally-appropriate financial education that combines classroom and experiential learning to result in behavioral changes positively affecting management of financial assets. OO Northwest Nations Wiki – An “Environmental Scan” of Northwest Native Nations: First Nations is honored to partner with the Northwest Area Foundation to conduct a scan of innovative financial empowerment programs in its eight-state region. Work has begun on a “Northwest Nations Wiki” (NWNW) which will provide detailed information on a range of programs for the region’s 74 tribal nations. OO Ask Dr. Per Cap: Funded by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, the Ask Dr. Per Cap project includes a series of newspaper advice columns and radio appearances on the nationally syndicated program Native American Calling. Using multiple media channels to spread his message, “Dr. Per Cap” provides financial advice on a range of topics. The newspaper column is available free of charge to Native newspapers and is being used across North America. OO Tribal College-CDFI Collaboration Project: This project, funded by the Johnson Scholarship Foundation, is designed to help develop tribal college entrepreneurship curricula in two targeted Native communities with the goal of piloting the curricula with college students and reservation residents who plan to launch small businesses. We partnered with Northwest Indian College and College of Menominee Nation and other economic development programs in each community in 2013. OO Native Asset-Building Partnership Project (NABPP): The goal of the NABPP is to strengthen tribal and Native institutions through peer learning and model development that will improve control and management of assets. In 2013 we partnered with the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin and the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and helped connect them to mentoring organizations that worked with them to accomplish their project goals.

14 15 Recognizing Value by Investing in Innovation 2013 Publications O O O O O O September 2013. alumni, students,facultyandstaff. The final wasdeliveredreport tofoundationboard membersin through September, were research conductedwithmore wascarriedoutandinterviews than65 American Indian Entrepreneurship program theysponsored atGonzaga University. From February Scholarship Foundation hired First Nations in2013toconductanevaluation ofanMBAin Investing forGrowth: Growing theNext Generation ofAmerican Indian Leaders: Savings Account program, thedevelopment andmanagement process, andtheprogram outcomes. of 2013Program Activities: This 50-pageevaluation report provides ofthe anoverview Youth Youth Savings Account Program inGallup-McKinley County, New Mexico –An Evaluation Report outcomes. financial educationproject development andpresents anassessmentofthe project impactsand Evaluation: Report This 80-pageevaluation report provides oftheschool-based anoverview Life on Your Terms Financial Education Program County, inMcKinley New Mexico –An 16 The Johnson The The My Green Campaign

It’s called “Minor’s Trust,” “Big Money” or “18 Money,” and for a number of Native American youth, it represents a blessing and a curse. However, a new interactive web tool can help Native youth do big things with their money. A small number of tribes pay out dividends from tribal businesses, or per capita payments, to their members. Payments for tribal members who are age 17 or younger are usually held in a financial trust until the youth turns 18. At age 18 (although sometimes later) youth receive a substantial payment and are faced with the responsibility of managing their “Big Money” at a young age. With funding from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, First Nations launched the My Green campaign to help Native youth learn to manage their money. The main feature of the campaign is the My Green website at www.mybigmoney.org. It features four spokespeople – Native youth ages 17-23 – who present their stories about how they managed their Big Money. They share their lessons learned in several videos, and serve as guides throughout the different components of the website. The site contains several money tools that Native youth can use to better manage their payments, including the 18 Money Challenge simulation game that mirrors real-life spending decisions one must make. First Nations created the campaign and website in response to the growing demand to provide financial education to Native youth who are receiving a large lump sum of money. Studies have shown that Native youth have very low rates of financial literacy and are more likely to be “underbanked,” and Native youth who receive a large Minor’s Trust payment (sometimes $50,000 or more) are especially vulnerable to making poor financial decisions. Indian Country is young – about 32 percent of Native Americans are under the age of 18, compared to only 24 percent of the total U.S. population. “Receiving a large Minor’s Trust payment at age 18 can be exciting but also very stressful for Native youth,” said Shawn Spruce, program consultant at First Nations. “We are confident the My Green website will offer these kids valuable tools to explore how to invest in their future.” First Nations promoted the My Green campaign at several conferences in 2013, including those of the Native American Finance Officers Association, the Gathering of Nations Pow Wow, and The National Indian Education Association.

16 17 Recognizing Value by Investing in Innovation 2013 Highlights of thelender. interest rate,stripstheborrower ofequity, orplacestheborrower inalower-credit-rated loantothebenefit actions by alenderentice,induceand/orassistborrower intakingaloanthatcarrieshighfees, loans istoenrichthelenderwithlittleornoregard forthecoststoconsumer. These unscrupulous higher coststhanloansoffered tosimilarlyqualifiedconsumers. Indian familiesandtheircommunities. What ispredatory lending?Predatory American lendingstripsassetsfrom andrural reservation-based communities. includebestpracticestocombatabusive lendingandpreventCountry thebleedingofassetsfrom Native especially thosewhoare “unbanked” or“underbanked.” lendinginIndian Our studiesonpredatory research lendingisstrippingmoneyfrom low-income hasdemonstratedthatpredatory tribalcitizens, asset-building thatisneededtobringeconomicsecurityIndian familiesandcommunities.First Nations’ For Native lendingisdevastating becauseitdestroys Americans,theimpactofpredatory thepotentialfor O O O O screening for390clients, and 105were referred toasset-buildingprograms. Melinda Gates Foundation andthePaul G.AllenFamily Foundation, thisproject provided benefits- other resources thatcanassistfamilies inachievingeconomicsecurity. Funded by theBill and for Needy Families (TANF), theLow-Income Home Energy AssistanceProgram (LIHEAP),and programs canhelptheirclientslearnaboutpublicbenefitsprograms including Assistance Temporary expand their VITA programs andbegintooffer benefits-screening forinterested clients. VITA program, theNorthwest Native Development Fund, andChehalis Tribal LoanFund tohelpthem communities inthenorthwest. We partnered withChiefDull KnifeCollegeCooperative Extension Programs: In 2013,we withthree finishedatwo-year partnership VITA programs serving Native VITA Plus –Building Native American Family Economic Security andLinkingAsset-Building Credit. nearly $2.6millioninrefunds totribalcommunities,including$869,233intheEarnedIncome Tax Nations wasabletoprovide grantsthatresulted inmore than 1,765taxreturns prepared, bringing Gates Foundation, thePaul G.AllenFamily Foundation, andthe W.K. Kellogg Foundation, First a totalofseven VITA Native programs serving communities.Funded by theBill andMelinda loansagainsttheirtaxrefunds.to takeonhigh-costorpredatory In 2013,First Nations supported andalsoavoidthey canhelpindividualsavoid beingpersuaded highfeesfortax-preparation services claim arangeofvaluable taxcredits, includingtheEarnedIncome Tax Credit (EITC). In addition, for providing free tolow- tax-preparation tomoderate-incomepeopleandhelpingthem services Supporting Native VITA Programs: Combating Predatory Lending

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purposeofthesehigh-cost The primary OO More Tax Time Troubles: Combating Predatory Lending in New Mexico: In 2012 and 2013, First Nations published two reports that focused on tax-time predatory financial services, including high-cost refund anticipation loans. These reports were based on “mystery shopper” visits conducted with tax preparers in New Mexico. In 2013, we met with several policymakers about our research, and the work culminated in the introduction of a bill in the New Mexico state legislature to regulate tax preparers in January 2013. Discussions about the legislation were ongoing for several months, coordinated by State Sen. Benny Shendo. While the legislation never made it out of committee, there is heightened awareness of the issue and an interest in pursuing legislation in the next legislative session. OO Collaboration with National Partners: Our work on predatory financial services has attracted the attention of many national partners. In 2013 we worked with a staff member at Human Rights Watch who conducted research into predatory lending targeting Native American consumers. We also worked with the Center for Responsible Lending and the National Consumer Law Center to raise awareness of the ways in which high-cost lending was affecting Native American communities. We attended the Consumer Federation of America’s High-Cost Credit Summit in late 2013 to share findings from our research. 2013 Publications OO VITA Sites Serving Native Communities: The State of the Field (2013): This report provides an overview of the types and sizes of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) programs serving Native communities. Last year, there were 145 VITA sites that served Native American communities, according to the IRS. These sites were sponsored by tribal governments, tribal housing VITA Sites Serving authorities, Native and non-Native nonprofit organizations, senior centers, Native Communities: credit unions, tribal colleges and urban Indian centers. During the 2013 THE STATE OF THE FIELD tax season these sites filed a total of 48,413 returns, facilitated $70 million in refunds and helped people claim approximately $26 million in EITCs, which is money that comes back to or stays in Native communities and benefits the entire community. 2013 NATIVE

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18 19 Recognizing Value by Investing in Innovation of research, policyandasset-building programs atFirst Nations. Sarah lending,” observed Dewees,into theirlocalcommunities andhelpthemavoid seniordirector predatory families. We are proud tosupport VITA thatcontinuetobringresources sitesandtheircommunitypartners “VITA role programs inproviding playanimportant affordable, for appropriate financialservices Native processing. By educatingclients,we are increasing theirself-sufficiency.” two oftheiramendedreturns. This doesnotincludeathird year ofanamendedreturn that Wigamig isstill corrections andamendingthereturns, theclientswill bereceiving nearly$12,000backfrom theIRSfrom and preparation oftheseamendedreturns, we discovered twoerrors totalingover $2,000. With these returns toclaimtheirsonfortheprioryears andrecoup their appropriate refund andtaxcredits. In review return. In reviewing theirprevious returns from thepaidpreparer, we notedthattheyshouldfileamended discovered thefamilyhasanadultdisabledsonwhotheyhave notbeenclaiming asadependentontheirtax executive director. “By Wigamig preparing questions,we thereturn andaskingtheappropriate interview “We hadaclientwhogonetopaidpreparer forthepastcoupleofyears,” saidFern Orie, Wigamig stemmingfrom its example ofatremendous successstory VITA effort. alongwithall Chippewa Wisconsin Indian reservations. Wigamig offered upthisanecdoteasjustone (www.wigamig.org/) inLacduFlambeau, Wisconsin. It theLacduFlambeau serves Band ofLakeSuperior technical assistanceandtraining.One ofthe VITA granteeswasthe Wigamig OwnersLoanFund, Inc. In 2013,First Nations Development Institute seven Native hasalsosupported VITA siteswithgrants, www.firstnations.org. reports about VITA programs canbefoundintheFirst Nations Knowledge Centeronourwebsite at American filers$7.3millioninpreparation feesalone,basedonanestimateof$150inperfiler. Several communities andbenefitstheentire community. Further, itisestimatedthatthese145sitessaved Native people claimapproximately $26millioninEITCs, whichismoneythatcomesbacktoorstaysinNative these sitesfiledatotalof48,413 returns, facilitated$70millionin refunds andhelped credit unions,tribalcollegesandurbanIndian centers.During the2013taxseason housing authorities,Native andnon-Native nonprofit organizations,seniorcenters, according totheIRS. These siteswere sponsored by tribalgovernments, tribal Last year, there were 145 VITA Native sitesthatserved Americancommunities, avoid being persuadedtotakeonhigh-costloansagainsttheirtaxrefunds. andalso addition, theycanhelpindividualsavoid highfeesfortax-preparation services a rangeofvaluable taxcredits, includingtheEarnedIncome Tax Credit (EITC). In tolow-tax-preparation tomoderate-incomepeopleandhelpingthemclaim services Volunteer Income Tax Assistance(VITA) sitesare ausefultoolforproviding free Representationof VITA’s Big Value Success Story isaGood Wigamig VITA Site’s Big 20

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To create systemic economic change, First Nations works with Native American communities in reclaiming direct control of their assets. Working directly with grassroots community partners, individuals and tribes, First Nations supports and provides Native asset-development strategies and models to help communities understand, create and control the way in which Native assets are valued, as well as the decision-making process in deciding whether to monetize those assets.

First Nations and its independent subsidiary, First Nations Oweesta Corporation, work with reservation and rural Indian communities to create and support community development financial institutions, Native businesses and tribal programs with early stage investments and capitalization to stimulate business growth through new financial models, products and services. Through entrepreneurship and business development projects targeted at both the tribal (macro) and individual (micro) levels, First Nations creates and supports sustainable economic development in Native communities. 2013 Highlights OO Native Asset-Building Partnership Project: During 2013, work continued under First Nations’ Native Asset-Building Partnership Project (NABPP). Under a grant received in the previous year, First Nations continued to develop and facilitate two partnerships – one between the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and the Hopi Tribe, and the other between the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and the Spokane Tribe – in order to strengthen the tribal infrastructure through peer learning and model development. The partnerships are based on a mentor-mentee relationship model where one tribe with an established program model assists another tribe in developing a similar program in their tribal community. In the first partnership, the Hopi tribe shared best practices with the Oneida Nation for developing infrastructure to establish a §7871 program. In the second partnership, the Mille Lacs Band worked with the Spokane Tribe to build on human capital so Mille Lacs can implement a summer internship program to teach its youth about the natural resources field. Generous financial support for this project was provided by the Otto Bremer Foundation and The Nathan Cummings Foundation. OO Tribal College-CDFI Collaboration Project: During the year, work also continued on our Tribal College- CDFI Collaboration Project. First Nations facilitated partnerships between tribal colleges and local Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) in two communities – the Lummi Nation in Washington, and the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. The tribal colleges, Northwest Indian College and the College of the Menominee Nation, provided business and entrepreneurship-focused training for tribal college students. Students who complete the training are encouraged and eligible for business start-up or expansion loans from the CDFIs. The intention is to promote the growth of private-sector business development in Indian Country. The generous financial support for this project was provided by the Johnson Scholarship Foundation. OO First Nations Oweesta Corporation: First Nations Oweesta Corporation (Oweesta) is an independent subsidiary of First Nations Development Institute. Oweesta supports economic growth in Native American communities through the creation, development and capitalization of Community Development Financial Institutions, or CDFIs. These Native CDFIs directly provide Native American communities the tools and capital support required for real and sustainable job creation, small business development, commercial real estate development, and affordable housing/home ownership, while also offering basic banking services and financial literacy training to “underbanked” Native American communities that have been historically targeted by predatory lending practices. Since its founding in 1999, Oweesta has been part of hundreds of awards to Native institutions, totaling tens of millions of dollars in fruitful investment in Indian Country. To learn more about Oweesta, visit www.oweesta.org.

20 21 Recognizing Value by Investing in Innovation receive updates, signupforemailnotificationsthrough linksonthe website. Grant are opportunities listedthrough the“Grantmaking” sectionofourwebsite atwww.firstnations.org. To First Nations iscurrently managingthefollowing grantfunds: including specialinitiatives withinit,aswell asthrough otherdonor-advisedanddonor-designatedfunds. within theculture andare sustainable.First Nations through theEagleStaff offersgrantsupport Fund, Together First withinvestor partners, Nations’ resources thatfit asset-baseddevelopment efforts support “Philanthropic Services” tabofourwebsite atwww.firstnations.org. and resources inorder todevelop andexpandeffective programming. For more information,seethe First Nations toensure works closelywitheachpartner thatwe connecttheappropriate strategies,issues assistance workshops, convenings andconferences toNative nonprofit andtribalentities. In additiontoproviding financialsupport, First Nations alsooffersspecialized trainingandtechnical totaling $20.3million. Through theendof2013,we have successfullymanagedgrantsto894projects andorganizationsin37states, managed multiplegrantprograms andindividualdonors. withnumerous foundations,corporatepartners critically neededfundingtoprojects andorganizationsinIndian Country. Since then,First Nations has In 1993,First Nations Development Institute launcheditsfirstgrantprogram, theEagle Staff Fund, tobring Philanthropic Services Grants, Grantmaking and O O O O O O O O O O O O Raymond James Native AmericanDevelopment Fund Native AmericanAsset Watch Initiative Native Agriculture andFood Systems Initiative Little EagleStaff Fund Native Youth andCulture Fund Eagle Staff Fund 22

Name City State Amount Description XKKF (Xaadas Kil_Kuyaas Retain and reawaken Haida cultural skills through the Hydaburg city Hydaburg AK $10,000 Foundation) school system. Increase organizational capacity in numerous areas, including Diné Be Iina, Inc. Window Rock AZ $10,000 management, marketing, merchandising, fundraising and board development. Increase healthy food access on the Navajo Nation by establishing Diné College Tsaile AZ $1,000 food policy and farmers’ market that connects producers to tribal youth, elders and families. Hopi Education Endowment Increase organizational capcity of the Hopi Education Endowment Kykotsmovi AZ $20,000 Fund Fund. Create leadership programs to help instill cultural heritage, Miss Navajo Council Window Rock AZ $20,000 traditions and leadership skills among youth, while reducing risk Incorporated behaviors. Painted Desert Demonstration Increase control over food systems by creating a greenhouse and Project DBA The STAR Flagstaff AZ $29,970 increasing access to local organic vegetables. School Increase knowledge of traditional Apache lifstyles and pre-reservation San Carlos Apache Tribe San Carlos AZ $37,500 diets to effect community change. Sipaulovi Development Utilize education and technical assistance to improve food Second Mesa AZ $10,000 Corporation production and security. White Mountain Apache Utilize and expand the production and distribution of produce while Fort Apache AZ $10,000 Water Resource Department building community involvement in the food system. Increase availability of locally grown food and knowledge of Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Big Pine CA $37,500 sustainable gardening practices through creation of a permaculture Owens Valley garden and a seed bank. Leveraging, increasing and improving collaboration in outreach Denver Indian Center Denver CO $40,000 efforts among Denver’s Indian-serving agencies, while increasing available resources for the organizations. Create a program in which the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe’s community Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Ignacio CO $10,000 can learn and use the concepts and methods of sustainable food production and seed saving. Waimea Hawaiian Increase access to local, healthy foods in Hawaii by expanding the Homesteaders’ Association Kamuela HI $37,500 Hawaiian homesteaders farming program from 12 farms to 24. Inc. Retain the Nez Perce tribal language through direct engagement with Nez Perce Tribe Lapwai ID $20,000 language professionals and elders. Increase organizational capacity of the coalition in order to better Wabanaki Women’s Coalition Lincolnville ME $16,000 address domestic violence issues. Increase skills in the American Indian community in Minneapolis to Little Earth of United Tribes Minneapolis MN $40,000 alleviate poverty, increase employment, build entrepreneurship and promote community well-being. Minnesota Indian Women’s Leverage engagement of Native people and youth, as well as St. Paul MN $20,000 Sexual Assault Coalition traditional lifeways, to better address issues of sexual violence. Northern Eagle Federal Credit Nett Lake MN $15,000 Support Innovative financial education programs. Union Boys & Girls Club of the Create program to inspire Northern Cheyenne youth to reconnect Lame Deer MT $15,000 Northern Cheyenne Nation with their language and cultural/traditional practices. Hawkeye Indian Cultural Retain/preserve the cultural knowledge of Lumbee elders by Red Springs NC $20,000 Center, Inc. nourshing bonds with tribal youth and documenting histories. Sequoyah Fund, Inc. Cherokee NC $15,000 Create a financial education program for Cherokee youth. American Indian Science and Develop a mentorship program for students majoring in agricultural- Albuquerque NM $11,500 Engineering Society related business. Increase the significance and influence of Pueblo agricultural pri- Cochiti Youth Experience Cochiti Pueblo NM $20,000 ciples and values, and create tribal programs that perpetuate Cochiti values.

22 23 Recognizing Value by Investing in Innovation Project, Inc. Euchee (Yuchi) Language Ponca Tribe ofOklahoma Oklahoma Policy Institute Coalition Oklahoma Native Assets dom School Friends ofAkwesasne Free - Project Zuni YouthEnrichment (TCEDC) Development Corporation Taos CountyEconomic Santa Fe Indian School Pueblo ofSanto Domingo Pueblo ofSanto Domingo Education Department Pueblo ofSanto Domingo Pueblo ofNambe Inc. Notah Begay IIIFoundation Center Keres Children’s Learning Arts Institute ofAmerican Indian nity Area Resource Enterprise Alliance (DCAA)/Commu- Diné CommunityAdvocacy nity Area Resource Enterprise Alliance (DCAA)/Commu- Diné CommunityAdvocacy Hunkpati Investments, Inc. Dakota Indian Foundation Family Center(NAYA) Native American Youth & Grand Ronde CanoeFamily Fish Commission Columbia River Inter-Tribal Name Sapulpa Ponca City Tulsa Shawnee Rooseveltown Zuni Taos Santa Fe Pueblo Santo Domingo Pueblo Santo Domingo Pueblo Santo Domingo Nambe Pueblo Santa AnaPueblo Cochiti Pueblo Santa Fe Gallup Gallup Fort Thompson Chamberlain Portland Grand Ronde Portland City State NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM OK OK OK OK OR OR OR NY SD SD $100,000 $100,000 $18,000 $20,000 $19,970 $40,500 $17,875 $15,875 $37,500 $20,000 $14,875 $13,000 $15,875 $20,000 $37,500 $40,000 $19,000 Amount $3,600 $1,000 $1,000 $7,500 $1,000 24 dance and participate intraditionallonghouseactivities. dance andparticipate Create aprogram thatfocusesonlearning how toread, write,sing, leadership opportunities. knowledge oftraditionalagriculturalpractices,whilecreating youth Retain theEuchee languageandincrease inand participation asset-building programs, research andpolicyactivities. Oklahoma. topromoteThe organizationwillwork withkeypartners Create andleverageasset-buildingcoalitionin astatewide individuals. economic securityforlow- tomoderate-incomefamiliesand building inclusivea statewide, asset-buildingcoalitiontosupport Increase capacityatOklahoma Native AssetsCoalitiontodevelop proficiency for youth leadershipdevelopment. Retain andincrease useofZuni languageandbuildcultural organization toward achievingits501(c)(3) status. dinating board meetings, membershiprecruitment andmoving the Increase capacityoftheNative Food Sovereignty Allianceby coor engender positive changeandleadershipskills. Create Brave Girls leadershipprogram andresources inorder to improved delivery. efficiencyandeffectiveness ofservice Increase capacityoftribalstaffthrough trainingandeducationfor PSA videotaping. American issuesby providing andcoordinating on-sitelocationsfor Increase exposure forFirst Nations, Santo Domingo andNative confidence andidentity. practices, whilebridgingelder-youth gapandbuildingyouth self- Retain andincrease useofKeres languageandtraditionalcultural participate intheagriculturalsector.participate within thepueblo,andincrease thenumberoftribalmemberswho Create aNambe Pueblo farmbrand,utilize fallow agriculturalland in Native values, buildleadershipandimprove healthyhabits. Leverage Native youth interest indigitaltechnologytoground them and parent/elder programs. Retain andincrease CochitiKeres languageusagethrough bothchild by providing andcoordinating on-sitelocationsforPSAvideotaping. Increase exposure forFirst Nations, IAIAandNative Americanissues of 2013. Increase toadvocate forthe Navajo efforts Nation Junk Food Tax Act wellness efforts. of healthyfood/junkfoodtaxmeasures Navajo thatcansupport Leverage topromote grassroots Navajo support tribalcouncilpassage Investments programming through education. Utilize andintegrateDakota culture intoexistingHunkpati resouces forthepuposeofretaining Dakota culture. Create between youth, partnerships communityandcultural flock. tribal poultry Control and/orincrease foodsovereignty by implementinga efforts ity inorder tobetterprovide tothecommunity. services Increase capactityofprograms andtheirrevenue-generation capabil- and familyviolence,by creating theFit toPaddle program. Retain tribalculture andtraditions,whilereducing addictionissues and packaging. Increase foodsafetyandexercise greater control over fish processing Description - Name City State Amount Description Develop an orchard that will benefit the community for generations Hunkpati Investments, Inc. Fort Thompson SD $37,500 to come. Increase activity in a children’s savings account program with Lakota Funds Kyle SD $15,000 elementary schools on the Pine Ridge reservation. Retaining Lakota/Dakota Isna Ti (female rite of passage) to instill Native Women’s Society of the Timber Lake SD $20,000 in young girls an understanding of healthy behaviors and the Great Plains interrelationship of mental, social and physical health. Ogallala Commons, Inc Nazareth TX $6,000 Create an internship program. Create a coalition to advocate for victims/survivors of stalking, Restoring Ancestral Winds Tremonton UT $16,000 domestic, sexual, dating and family violence. Create garden as a cultural instruction space and food source; in- Lummi Youth Wellness Bellingham WA $20,000 crease number of Lummi with gardening skills and ability to prepare Center traditional foods and medicines; and increase language proficiency. Increase food security by developing gardens, educational opportuni- ties, and a food sovereignty plan. Utilize community kitchen policies Northwest Indian College Bellingham WA $40,000 to create healthier, traditionally-based meals while increasing the kitchens’ leverage with food suppliers. Support invovative youth financial and entreprenurial education Northwest Indian College Bellingham WA $1,000 models. Increase Muckleshoot Tribe’s food security by developing gardens, Northwest Indian College Bellingham WA $37,500 providing food-related community and classroom educational op- portunites and creating a five-year food sovereignty plan. Retain and increase cultural awareness among S’Klallam youth by Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Kingston WA $15,000 using elders and cultural mentors to create educational content for youth trips. Leverage the 2013 Annual Canoe Journey to build the organiza- Quinault Indian Nation Taholah WA $19,000 tional capacity of the Quinault Youth program and increase youth participation. Create and utilize a tribal networking relationship with the Mille Spokane Tribe of Indians Wellpinit WA $20,000 Lacs Band of Ojibwe in various natural resource areas. Agricultural Safety & Health Marshfield WI $500 Support the 2013 “Raising Safety” Conference. Council of America College of the Menominee Create a training program for Native CDFI and business owners to Keshena WI $35,000 Nation improve their businesses. First American Capital Cor- Develop curriculum that will provide training to entrepreneurs, West Allis WI $2,500 poration students and residents of the Menominee Indian Reservation. Increase capacity at the college’s Sustainable Agriculture Research Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Hayward WI $37,500 Station by supporting a variety of research initiatives and educational Community College opportunities related to fish and poultry production. Menominee Indian Tribe of Develop a weeklong culture camp for 30 Menominee youth ages 12 Keshena WI $12,530 Wisconsin to 16. Develop curriculum that will provide training to entrepreneurs, NiiJii Capital Partners, Inc. Keshena WI $2,500 students and residents of the Menominee Indian Reservation. Oneida Tribe of Indians of Create a youth entrepreneurship program that focuses upon Oneida WI $37,500 Wisconsin agriculture.

24 25 Recognizing Value by Investing in Innovation Estate ofRobert W. Heimerl Ms. ArleneA.Gage Ms. Joyce E.Dobbert Ms. Debbie Derryberry First Nations by contributingatleast$1,000annually. of TakuyeThe Circle (Relatives) ismadeupofindividualswhohave honored 2013 Individual Donors FirstGiving First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church FINRA Investor Education Foundation The F.B. Heron Foundation ExxonMobil Foundation Daniels Fund Community Shares ofColorado Community First Foundation Comcast Foundation Comcast Corporation Colorado 1stRealty, LLC The ChristensenFund Bob Fleigh Foundation, Inc. Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation Bank ofAmerica Appalachian Regional Commission Ameriprise Financial American Express Foundation AMB Foundation AARP Foundation Foundations,Tribes Corporations,Organizations & to buildstrong AmericanIndian communities. tribes andindividuals. We are honored by ofFirst your support Nations Development Institute’s efforts Our work ismadepossible by generosity theextraordinary ofthefollowing foundations,corporations, Circle of TakuyeCircle 2013 Donors Mr. andMrs.AlanRabinowitz Ms. LauraB.Pennycuff Ms. Gerrish H.Milliken Lisa andGene McGovern Raymond James Tax Credit Funds, Inc. Paul G.AllenFamily Foundation Otto Bremer Foundation Northwest Area Foundation Native WaysFederation National Renewable Energy Laboratory The Nathan Cummings Foundation Myred, Inc. Borealis Books Minnesota Historical Society Press- MGM Resorts Foundation The Mars Foundation Land O’LakesFoundation The Kresge Foundation Kalliopeia Foundation JPMorgan ChaseFoundation Johnson ScholarshipFoundation Google Friedman Family Foundation The Ford Foundation 26 irgin Mary The Susan A.andDonald P. Babson arbara Goldstein Fund Sisters ofCharitytheBlessed Rhode Island Foundation -Leonand Dr. ToddF. VanderHeiden Ms. Naomi Sobel andMs.Diana dvised Fund ZBI Employee AllocatedGift Fund oundation -John Hirschi Donor Wichita Falls Area Community Walmart Foundation W. K.Kellogg Foundation U.S. Dept. ofJustice -Office on Violence U.S. Dept. ofHousing andUrban dvocacy andOutreach U.S. Dept. ofAgriculture -Rural nstitute ofFood andAgriculture U.S. Dept. ofAgriculture -Office of U.S. Dept. ofAgriculture -National Charitable F V B A F Against W A I Development Development Doty

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26 27 Recognizing Value by Investing in Innovation Ms. Nicole Breedlove Mr. and Mrs. Brand Cabell Ms. Katharine L.Bradbury Ms. Ann L.Bowker Mr. G.Bouvier Albert Mr. David Boustead Mr. and Mrs. John G.Bomba Ms. Marianne Bodine Bockis Ms. Bernadette Mr. Ian Boardman Mr. William L.Bishop Mr. Leron E.Bielak Ms. Norah J. Betancourt Mr. Howard Berland A.Belasco Ms. Elizabeth Becker Ms. Kathryn Dr. Gregory W. Bartha Mr. Barnett Robert Ms. Jennifer Barendt Mr. Anthony Barberia Ms. Julie Banzhaf-Stone Ms. Joy Banzhaf Dr. Julia Bailey Ms. Nancy B. Baetz M.Baab Ms. R. Ms. Robin Ash Ms. Margarita Arras Mr. Eugene L.Armstrong Mr. Carroll E.Arkema Mrs. Arcari Ilda F.Ms. Betsy Amey Altieri Ms. Marylene Ms. Dorinda D. Alcaraz Ms. Marci M.Alborghetti Ms. Sheri Alber Mr. Neale Ainsfield Mr. and Mrs. David A.Adey AdderleyMs. Mary S.AbernathyMs. Rosalind theworkAmerican communitiesby ofFirst supporting Nations Development Institute. The Circle ofFriends isauniquegroup ofindividualswhohave committedtostrengthening Native Circle ofFriends Ms. Shannon Clarkson Ms. Virginia B. Clarke K.ClarkMs. Louise MSgt. Roman L.Cisco Mr. James H. Chesky Mr. Frank C.Cherny Mr. Joseph Chehebar Ms. Sarah Chamberlain Ms. Katarina Cerny Ms. Ruth Cassidy Mr.Caruso Thomas Rev. and Mrs. George Ms. Sybil P. Carof J.Ms. Eileen Carney Ms. Marilyn G.Carlson Ms. Patricia A.Carey Ms. Monique Canada Ms. Nancy H.Campbell Mr. Lloyd G.Campbell Ms. Elenore Campbell Ms. Emmaline Camey Ms. Michele L.Callahan &DavidChristina Cain Ms. Jeanne Butsch Mr. Tom Butler Mr. Michael Butler Ms. Lois J. Burns Mr. William L.Burkart Ms. Barbara Bunke Ms. Andrea S.Buehler Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Buchmeier Ms. Carol Ann Brusven Mr. Peter M.Brown K.BrownMs. Bonne Mr. David L.Browman Ms. Jacalyn Brookner Mr. John A.Bromell Mr. Breilid Erik Carpenter

28 Ms. Joan Decker Ms. Virginia Davis Ms. Ruth P. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Norman A. Mr. Terence J. Daly L.Daiss Ms. Becky Curtis R. Ms. Mary Ms. Diana H. Curington Mr. William A.Cunningham Eithne M.Cunningham M.Csibrik Ms. Eileen Mr. John M.Crowley Ms. Sarah Cremer Mr. Don H.Crawford Ms. Kimberly Craven Ms. Lynn Crandall Ms. Judi M.Cramer Mr. Peter G.Craig Mr. Phillip J. Crabill Mr. Francis III S.Coyle Ms. Carol A.Cox Ms. Ann E.Cox Ms. Sue L.Cowan ichard Duning Costello Ms. Rose Ms. Nancy Correll and Mr. Ms. Jeanette Cooper R. Mr. Conway Robert Ms. Barbara J. Conner Ms. Emmaline Colney Mr. Gregory G.Colby Ms. Susan E.Cohen Mr. Robin Cohen Mr. Burton J. Cohen Mr. James G.Cochran Ms. Julia Coates Mr. Frederick Cliver Ms. Carolyn Claverie Davies R

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Ci Fr rcle iends of Ms. Alicia Farre Ms. Ellen Gordon Ms. Judith Helfand Mr. Frank D. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. John D. Farrington Ms. Dorothy C. Gosting Mr. Clarence Heller Ms. Joyce Johnson Ms. Janet Fedders Ms. Helen M. Gradison Ms. Leslie M. Henderson Ms. Meg M. Johnson Mr. Melvin N. Feldman Ms. Sylvia A. Graham Ms. Mindy Henjum Ms. Kathryn C. Jones Ms. Beverly Fermon Ms. Elaine Granata Mrs. Helen Henley Mr. Ralph Jones Ms. Deborah Finde Ms. Sandra Gray Dr. Robert B. Henry Mr. James Joyce Ms. Connie Finster Ms. Jo Green Sra. Maria T. Hernandez Ayala Ms. Kathleen I. Kaplan Mr. Grahme Fischer Ms. Joanne M. Greenway Mr. Paul Herrlich Ms. Jerie B. Karkos Ms. Rebekah Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Wade F. Gregory Ms. Ellen Hertzmark Ms. Carol G. Keenan Ms. Virginia C. Flack Mr. Arthur L. Grenier Mr. Thomas D. Herzog Mr. James C. Keethler Jr. Ms. Nancy L. Florkowski Ms. Jane E. Griffin Mr. James N. Heuerman Mr. George V. Keller Mr. Jayson Folus L. G. Griffin Ms. Erica Heymann Mr. Jim Keller Mr. Doug Ford Mr. John C. Griffith Mr. Matthew Higginbotham Rankin R. Keller Ms. Judith S. Ford Mr. Henry Grossman Ms. Patricia R. Hills Mr. Bernard M. Kennedy Mr. Alfred Forsyth Ms. Juanita Gruner MaryBeth & Mark Hinrichs Mr. Mark Kirchhoff Mr. Lawrence Forte Ms. Ellen Guinard Ms. Judith Hoaglund John and Phyllis Kirkwood Mr. Geoffrey Fowler Rev. Ronald C. Gustafson Mr. Fred Hohlweg Mr. Kazuo Kiyomura Mr. Joseph J. Fraser Mr. Robert L. Haertig Ms. Carol A. Hollomon Mr. John W. Klawiter Mr. Terry D. Frazine Ms. Eileen Hale Mr. Kendall H. Holm Dr. Rosalyn I. Knepell Ms. Denise E. Freeland Mr. James Halston Ms. Martha T. Horner Ms. Deanna Knickerbocker Mrs. Theresa Freitas Mr. Daniel Hamilton Ms. Ann Horwich Scholefield Ms. Elke Kniepkamp-Berg Ms. Janet Fry Mr. Laurence D. Hammer Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Horwitz Mr. Roderic Knight Ms. Gretchen L. Frye Mr. Richard A. Hampton Terry T. Hosaka Mr. Edward P. Koczela Ms. Juley A. Fulcher Mr. Arthur L. Hands Mr. Richard H. Hovelmann Miss Arlene F. Kohl Mr. Edwin J. Furshpan Ms. Elizabeth A. Hanley Mr. Mark A. Hovis Ms. Salwah Koriya Mr. Gerald P. Gabel Ms. Josie Hanlon Ms. M. Rita Howe Mr. Joseph Kotzin Mr. Horace M. Gaims Mr. G. Phillips Hanna Mr. Matt Huls Ms. Theodora S. Kramer Ms. Gloria Galt Mr. Larry Hannon Ms. Ellen E. Hunt Ms. Karen A. Krick Mr. Ernesto Garcia Ms. Laurel Hansen Mr. Charles F. Hurley, Jr. Mr. Ivan Kruh and Ms. Miral Luka Ms. Lydia Garvey Ms. Joann N. Hanson Mr. Charles F. Ice Mr. David Kubik Ms. Rene M. Garvin Mr. Abdus Samed N. Haqq Ms. Eve Ilsen Mr. Bud Kulik Ms. Mary Anne Gaskins Nick & Jill Hardy Mr. Marc J. Imlay Mrs. Rosemarie W. Kumpe Mr. Sigmund Gast Mr. Charles W. Harris Mr. David W. Innes Ms. Vicki L. Kunkel Mr. Kenneth D. George Ms. Rosemarie Harvey Ms. Marjorie A. Innocent Mr. Ted Lahm Ms. Andrea Gershenow Mr. Milton A. Haskell Mr. Robert Iovino Ms. Lena F. Lambert Brother Tracy Gibson Ms. Jena Hausknecht Ms. Pilar Iwankiw Mr. Robert Lancefield Ms. Sharon Gillespie Ms. Valarie Havas Mr. Jack Jackson Ms. Lynda A. Lantz Ms. Brooke Gladstone Ms. Sharon Hayes Mr. John Jacobson Mr. James Lawson Mr. Greg Goers Ms. Linnette A. Hazuda Ms. Lisa Janz Ms. Ingrid LeBlanc Ms. Frances Goff Mr. John L. Heagle Ms. Gayle Janzen Mr. Ronald LeClerc Ms. Nan Goland Mr. Steven Hecht Mr. F. Edwin Jarvis Ms. Carol F. Lee Ms. Amy Gonzales Mr. Gary P. Hehemann Ms. Kara M. Jewell Ms. Jennifer M. Lee Mr. Raymond Gonzales Ms. Robin Heileman Mr. Bill Johenning

28 29 Recognizing Value by Investing in Innovation Mr. Hosea W. McAdoo Mr. Jeffrey Mazique Ms. Melissa A.Maynard Ms. Virginia S.Mayforth Ms. Barbara Matysek Mr. H.Matuszewski Bernard Ms. Patricia Mathews Ms. Sandra Marusin Mr. Martinez Gasper D.Ms. Linda Martin Mr. Martens Bill Mr. Omar A.Marcos MakepeaceMs. Deborah Mr. Paul Mainor MaguireMs. Deborah Ms. Judith K.Magann C.Maertz Ms. Bernice Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ms. Laura J. Lyons Ms. Ruth M.Lux Robin M.Lutz Ms. Dino Lucas Timmy Lu &Linda Mr. and Mrs. A.Lowry, Jr. Mrs. Jean P. Lottridge nd Mr. John Sellen Rick and Lynden Lonon S.LobensteinMs. Mary NdeckyLisa Llanos Ms. Anne L.Lilleberg Mr. Lightfoot Robert Mr. John Light Ms. ThereseLewis Mr. Jonathan Lewis Mr. Frank E. Lewin Mr. Ian Lesser Mr. and Mrs. D. Edwin Mr. David C.Lemon Mr. Carl A.Lekan Mr. Mark A.Lee Mr. Joseph Lee Harris a Leonard Macaulay

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30 Ms. Joanne I.Palmer Mr. Daniel E.Palmer Mr. Charles E.Otterson Ms. Stephanie Orozco Ms. Ana Orozco Ms. Joyce C.Orban Ms. Kathy C.Oppenhuizen Dr. Luke E.O’Connor NortonMs. Linda Carolyn &Janice Mr. Richard C.Noonan Mr. Peter L.Nimkoff Mr. Nielson Robert Mr. Nidess Rael Mr. George Nickerson Ms. Teresa A.Nemeth Mr. William E.Nelson Tina Gourd Mr. Nelson Lorrin and Ms. Dr. and Mrs. Morton Nelkin Mr. and Mrs. Steven Neff R. Mr. Edward B. Nease Ms. Shirley B. Nauss Ms. Mitzi P. Natsios Mr. Alexander Pilon Ms. Marilyn J. Pfefer Ms. Maureen Pettinato Ms. Julia Petipas Mr. M.Peterson Robert Mr. Lafayette Peterson PetersonMs. Ellen Ms. Kate Peterkin Mr. Paul A.Perez Mr. Chuck Pennacchio Mr. Howard A.Pellett Mr. Steven G.Pearce Ms. Cynthia C.Payne Mr. Vincent J. Patti Ms. Patricia J. Parsons Ms. Amanda G.Parris Ms. Jeannine C.Palms SamuelCol. S.Palmer USAF R et.

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Mr. Steven A. Rudd Dr. Robert Simmons Mr. Geraldine Theobald Ms. Helen R. Weingarten Mr. Walter L. Ruggiero Ms. Colette E. Skellenger Ms. Beverly Thomas Ms. Carol P. Weingeist Ms. Mary J. Rusnak Mr. Alfred C. Smith Mr. C. Gomer Thomas Mr. Roy G. Wells Alexander & Marjorie Russell Charlez Smith Ms. Dorothy J. Thomas Mr. David C. West Mr. Daniel J. Rycroft Mr. David L. Smith Ms. Elizabeth A. Thomas Mr. Gary D. West Ms. Nikki Sachs Mr. Robert P. Smith Mr. John Thomas Ms. Barbara M. Wheeling Mr. Stephen M. Sachs Ms. Veronica A. Smith Mr. Anthony J. Thompson Ms. Barbara White Ms. Elizabeth B. Saenger Ms. Doreen R. Snodie Ms. J. Barbara Thomson Ms. Doris T. White Ms. Maria Salcido Mr. Will Spangler Mr. Eugene A. Thorne Ms. Montoya Whiteman Ms. Deborah Salierno Mr. Samuel D. Sparck Mrs. Nina T. Thorp Ms. Ila L. Wiese Ms. Joan M. Sanchirico Ms. Sandra W. Spencer Mr. John Tice Ms. Susan Williams Mr. David D. Sandage Mr. Edward M. Spevak Dana J. Timm Ms. Rachel Willis Ms. Sonja J. Sanders Dr. Howard B. Sporn Ms. Linda R. Tomlinson Ms. Cynthia C. Wimer Mr. Ranjit Sandhu Mr. Shawn Spruce Ms. Yvonne Tran Mr. Kenneth Winer Ms. Ellen L. Savadyga Ms. Jolanda C. Sribanpot Ms. Bobette R. Traul Ms. Martha D. Winford Mr. James Sawyer Ph.D. Mr. John J. Staton Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Travis Mr. John D. Winkel Ms. Ruth L. Schaefer Mr. and Mrs. David S. Steen Ms. Harriette E. Treloar Ms. Nancy R. Wirtz Lunde Ms. Clarisse M. Schamroth Ms. Judy Stein Ms. Anne W. Tunstall Ms. Joan L. Wolfe Mr. Earl A. Scheelar Ms. Maria Stephens Ms. Marjorie Tursak Ms. Clara E. Wong Mr. Erich Franz Schimps Ms. Naomi L. Stern Ms. Mary M. Twillman Ms. Olivia Wong Mr. Pierre Schlemel Ms. Sari M. Steuber Mr. James Ulness Mrs. Roycealee J. Wood Ms. Lucy Schmeidler Ms. Deborah Stone Mr. Cristian Ungureanu Ms. Pearl S. Wormhoudt Mr. Brian D. Schnitzler Ms. Deborah Stone Ms. Martha Utz Ms. Marlene A. Yallup Ms. Marilyn G. Schuster Ms. Margery C. Stone Mr. George D. Vanarsdale Ms. Kate Yates Mr. Jack W. Scott Mr. W. Andrew Stover Mr. Richard Vanden Heuvel Mr. Aaron Yazzie Brad & Susie Scott Mr. Bertram Strieb Mr. Brian Vermillion Ms. Lisa Yellow Eagle Mr. Garrett T. Seabolt Ms. Katherine Strojny Mr. Ed Vernon Ms. Miya Yoshitani Mr. John W. Sears Mr. Bart Strother Ms. Irene Vernon Mr. Alan Young Mr. Mac A. Shain Ms. Martha L. Sucher Ms. Rachel Vernon Ms. Linda S. Zager Ms. Susan E. Shaw Ms. Persis B. Suddeth Ms. Sarah A. Vickary Mr. Kol Zarember Ms. Elizabeth N. Shawaker Ms. Roberta L. Sullivan Mr. John D. Vogelsang Dr. Paul L. Zazow Mr. David Shedd Mr. John Sulzbach Ms. Bobbie M. Vosters Mr. and Mrs. David A. Ziegenbein Mr. Benny Shendo, Jr. Mr. Hjalmar S. Sundin Mr. Joseph A. Wade Ms. Dawn Shepler-Hamilton Col. Ludvik A. Svoboda Ms. Sophia L. Wagner Ms. Judith L. Sherry Mr. Louie J. Swalby Mr. Sheldon Wald Mr. Jerald P. Shing and Ms. Rita M. Swan Ms. Annamay Waldman Mr. Duane Diviney Ms. H. Dawn Swift Mr. Scott V. Waldron Ms. Kathy L. Shogren Ms. Carol Szabo Mr. Christopher Walter Mr. Greg Shrader S. M. Taggart Mr. Kevin Waterbury Mr. William L. Shuman Mr. James M. Tart Ms. Elvyann L. Weaver Mr. William Shuster Ms. Jennifer D. Taylor Mr. Eric Wedel Mr. Benjamin H. Sibelman Ms. Naomi H. Taylor Mr. William G. Wegener D. G. Sifuentes Mr. Paul W. Taylor Ms. Anne M. Weiler

30 31 Recognizing Value by Investing in Innovation Alice M.Botkin,BA Development Officer Helen Knoll,MBA,CPA Finance Officer Randy Blauvelt, BS,APR Senior CommunicationsOfficer (Sicangu Lakota/ChippewaCree) BS Marsha Whiting, Senior Program Officer (Cheyenne andArapaho Tribes) Montoya A. Whiteman, BS Senior Program Officer (Navajo) Catherine MA,JD Bryan, Senior Program Officer (Hopi) Eileen Egan, BS,Ed.M. & Senior Program Officer Associate Director ofDevelopment Sarah Dewees, Ph.D. Policy &Asset-Building Programs Senior Director ofResearch, (Navajo) Jackie Francke, BS Director ofPrograms andAdministration (Navajo) Raymond Foxworth, MA & Senior Program Officer Deputy Director ofDevelopment (Tlingit) Michael E.Roberts, MBA President F irst N Staff ations D evelopment

I nstitute 32 (Chippewa Cree) Autumn Romero Receptionist Thomas Cristiano, BS Finance Assistant Anita Conner Finance Assistant (Navajo) Sonya Todacheene Executive Assistant Debra Derryberry Development &Communications Senior Administrative Assistantto (Rosebud Sioux) Sarah Hernandez, MA Program Coordinator (Navajo/Lakota) Lisa Yellow Eagle,JD Program Officer (Rosebud Sioux) TawnyMPP Wilson, Program Officer (Ho-Chunk) Tallmadge,Kendall MA,MBA Program Officer (Navajo) Elton Naswood, BA Program Officer (Rosebud Sioux) Ruben Hernandez Communications andITOfficer Annual Report Credits

First Nations Development Institute’s 2013 Annual Report was prepared by the Communications/Public Education Department with assistance from staff members and the organization’s external design firm.

Editors Michael E. Roberts, President Jackie Francke, Director of Programs and Administration Raymond Foxworth, Deputy Director of Development & Senior Program Officer

Copywriters Randy Blauvelt, Senior Communications Officer Catherine Bryan, Senior Program Officer Sarah Dewees, Senior Director of Research, Policy & Asset-Building Programs Montoya Whiteman, Senior Program Officer Marsha Whiting, Senior Program Officer Lisa Yellow Eagle, Program Officer

Copy Editors Alice Botkin, Development Officer Sarah Hernandez, Program Coordinator Helen Knoll, Finance Officer

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