Indian Country

Bureau of Indian Affairs (U.S. Department of the Interior)

CRA Activities in Indian Country

A guide to community development lending, investments and services directed at Native Americans in 20 states between January 1, 2000, and July 1, 2002.

Code Talk

A federal interagency Native American web site that provides information for Native American communities. Code Talk is hosted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Native American Programs (ONAP). For information on home ownership opportunities for Native Americans, visit ONAP's 184 Loan Guarantee Program site.

First Nations Oweesta Corporation

The Oweesta Corporation was formed to provide culturally accessible capacity building, technical assistance and access to debt capital for Native small businesses.

The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development

The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development is directed at understanding the conditions under which sustained, self-determined socio-economic development is achieved on American Indian reservations.

National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development

The mission of the National Center is to develop and expand the American Indian private sector, increase the number of tribal and individual Indian businesses, and to positively impact and involve reservation communities, by establishing business relationships between Indian enterprises and private industry.

Secured Transaction Codes

Secured Transaction Codes: An Important Tool for Tribal Economic and Housing Development
An article discussing the important role that secured transaction laws can play in facilitating access to credit in Indian Country.
Model Tribal Secured Transactions Act and accompanying Implementation Guide and Commentary
The Model Tribal Secured Transactions Act, created by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, provides a framework for American Indian tribes on reservations to build sound legal infrastructures that will facilitate transactions with outside lenders and businesses.