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Inside the construction site of a large commercial or industrial building, with exposed steel supports and beams visible in the background, a male construction worker cuts through several lengths of steel using a power saw located in the immediate foreground. The worker is wearing a white hard hat with face shield, black sweatshirt, orange safety vest, blue jeans, and yellow work gloves. Sparks fly from the saw as it cuts the steel.
Native federal contractors contribute to local economies nationwideAndrew Huff | Senior Policy and Legal Advisor, Center for Indian Country DevelopmentAva LaPlante | Associate Data Scientist, Center for Indian Country DevelopmentCaryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
August 24, 2026
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Colorful stylized graphic landscape with vibrant charts and technology-related elements layered on top. Image features an interconnected lattice of hexagon shapes, six of which frame photos of individuals as they spoke at the Minneapolis Fed's 2026 Center for Indian Country Data Summit. The six speakers are Michelle Beaudin, Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa; Zechariah Harjo, Muscogee (Creek) Nation; Mike Lettig, Huntington Bank; Casey Lozar, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis; Traci Morris, Arizona State University; and Michael Running Wolf, First Languages AI Reality.
Through data governance, tribes protect “digital land” and build tribal economiesCaryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
August 14, 2026
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A woman stocks merchandise in the clothing section of a gift and souvenir shop. She appears in profile and has a focused expression on her face as as she holds several red sweatshirts on hangers before placing them on a wall rack for sale.
To meet demand, Native CDFIs pursue alternative sources of lending capitalMichou Kokodoko | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and EngagementCaryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
July 30, 2026
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At a large wooden conference table that's lit from a nearby window, two colleagues, a man and a woman, gesture as they review financial charts and data on a laptop computer. Printouts of balance sheets lie on the table in front of them. Their heads are cut off in the shot and we only see their forearms and hands. The photo is taken in semi-profile over the shoulder of the man, who is seated in the foreground.
Understanding the financial health of Native CDFI loan funds: A closer look at the numbersMichou Kokodoko | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and EngagementH Trostle | Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Indian Country DevelopmentMaxine Xu | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement
July 24, 2026
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Minneapolis Fed news release graphic
New members named to Center for Indian Country Development Leadership Council
May 13, 2026
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A view of the interior of Grindstone Laundry, a commercial laundry facility operated by Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures and located in Hinckley, Minnesota. The large, brightly lit space houses an array of blue industrial-sized laundry machines, bins full of linens, conveyers, and other equipment. Three workers appear in the center of the shot. The most visible of them is a woman wearing a light pink shirt.
Tribes harness industry experience to enter new marketsAva LaPlante | Associate Data Scientist, Center for Indian Country Development

Sakariye Mohamed | Intern, Community Development and Engagement

Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
April 30, 2026
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A view inside a sun-filled room in a hospital intensive care unit, where a nurse dressed in light blue scrubs adjusts the blanket as she makes the hospital bed.
Tribes embrace Section 105(l) leasing to generate facility funding

Phil Gover | Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Indian Country Development

Matthew Gregg | Senior Economist, Center for Indian Country Development
March 18, 2026
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On a sunny fall day, snow-capped mountains are reflected on the surface of a perfectly calm lake. A chart image with trend lines that mimic the contours of the mountains and their reflection is superimposed over the landscape image.
Three ways economic data will strengthen Indian Country over the next decadeCasey Lozar | Vice President, Director of Center for Indian Country Development
February 3, 2026
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A high-angle view of a rural construction site on a sunny summer day. In the foreground are two white concrete-mixing trucks and a crew of several workers who are laying down the concrete for a segment of roadway. In the background are additional construction vehicles and green, rolling farmland.
Public or private? For tribes, access to bond markets carries cost considerationsAndrew Huff | Senior Policy and Legal Advisor, Center for Indian Country DevelopmentVanessa Palmer | Division Data Director, Community Development and Engagement
January 30, 2026
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Decorative image featuring two young Native women, seen in profile, standing in front of a white board. One of the women writes on the board and speaks as the other woman looks on and listens. Large icons representing data and research appear as background or overlay elements.
Research collaborations propel economic data in Indian CountryCaryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
December 9, 2025
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This image is a collage of photos of three individuals speaking at the Center for Indian Country Development's (CICD's) 10th Anniversary and Data Summit event on October 8–9, 2025. Pictured from left to right are Larry Wright Jr., Executive Director of the National Congress of American Indians; Maranda Compton, founder and president of Lepwe, Inc.; and Casey Lozar, vice president and the director of CICD at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
At milestone CICD event, tribal leaders reflect on leveraging economic data as a tool of sovereigntyCaryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
November 24, 2025
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A young, straight, Indigenous couple and their baby sit on the wooden front steps of a small, light-blue house with white trim. The family members are all in jeans, with the parents wearing white sweaters and the baby wearing a gray sweater. The baby looks at the camera while the parents gaze down at the baby and the mom leans in to kiss the baby's forehead.
Native CDFI relending program expands access to affordable homeownership in Indian CountryMatthew Gregg | Senior Economist, Center for Indian Country Development

Harley Kell | Policy Fellow, Center for Indian Country Development (former)

October 7, 2025
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