Today, 15 prominent Native organizations – a group that includes the Native CDFI Network (NCN) – released a joint brief titled “Tribal Economic Development: Indian Country’s Policy Priorities for the 119th Congress” for incoming and returning members of Congress and their staff. The comprehensive brief features 39 consensus-based legislative priorities for the 119th Congress across several topical categories, including: Tax Fairness for Tribal Economic Development & Growth, Enhancing Marketplace Competitiveness for Indian Country Businesses, Increasing Indian Country’s Access to Capital and Credit, Tribal Land & Energy Development, Native-Owned Small Business Development, and Growing Native Food Economies. As the brief explains, its included priorities will “enhance and grow the federal government’s support of Tribal Nations as they build and sustain vibrant economies that benefit not just Native people, but all Americans.”
In the coming weeks and months, NCN will work closely with its brief partners to educate the incoming Congress about these policy priorities and advocate for their implementation. NCN also advises tribal leaders and advocates to use the brief in its advocacy efforts with Congress starting with the current lame duck session.
To view and share the brief, please click here.
NCN also invites tribal leaders and advocates to view, share, and use the brief for the Trump Administration transition team that the endorsing Native organizations released in late November. To view and share that brief, please click here.