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Overview of Treasury Final Rules: General Welfare Exclusion & Wholly Owned Tribal Entities

January 15 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

2027 Fall Finance & Tribal Economies Conference

September 26 - September 28

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Treasury Finalizes Historic Rules on General Welfare Exclusion and Tribal Corporate Entities

At today’s public meeting of the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC), the Treasury announced the publication of rules on the General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2014 (GWE) and Tribally Chartered […]

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December 15: 5 Things You Need to Know This Week

Leaders from across Indian Country came together last week in Washington, DC, at the Native CDFI Network (NCN) 6th Annual Policy & Capacity Building Summit to champion collective advocacy and economic sovereignty. Pictured (from left to right): Cory Blankenship (NAFOA), Chris James (NCAIED), Pete Upton (NCN), Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD), Rudy Soto (NAIHC), and President Anthony Reider (Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe).
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December 8: 5 Things You Need to Know This Week

Maximillian Frye (photo: right side), a citizen of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and recent participant in the 2025 NAFOA Leadership Summit, encourages future participants to embrace the experience fully. In the latest #GivingSeason article, he emphasizes the importance of informal networking and camaraderie—especially during receptions, as seen here featuring fellow conference attendees.
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Maximillian T. Frye’s (Leadership Summit ‘25) Commitment to Economic Growth

Maximillian Frye, a citizen of Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and a recent participant of the 2025 NAFOA Leadership Summit, is deeply committed to advancing the economic interests of his community. […]

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December 1: 5 Things You Need to Know This Week

This giving season reminds us that the greatest gift is opportunity. Throwback to this special moment at #NAFOAFall25 when NAFOA Leadership Summit alumni Smith Briggs (left) and McKenna Green (right) took the stage with Nike N7 Founder Sam McCracken (center). Give today at nafoa.org/donate.
  • On-Demand Policy Webinar

Reopening the Federal Government: Impacts and Policy Guidance for Tribal Leaders

Date Recorded: Nov 21, 2025 Download: PowerPoint Presentation Co-hosted by: Rob Maxim (Mashpee Wampanoag) Fellow Brookings Metro Liz Malerba (Mohegan) Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs USET Sovereignty Protection Fund […]

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November 24: 5 Things You Need to Know This Week

NAFOA’s Board of Directors joined Tribal leaders last week to connect and collaborate at the National Congress of American Indians 82nd Annual Convention & Marketplace. (Pictured left to right: 2nd Vice President Celina Phair; Treasurer Amy Minnear; President and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Chairman Rodney Butler; Secretary Melanie Benjamin; 1st Vice President VaRene Martin; and Executive Director Cory Blankenship).

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