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

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

NAFOA 44th Annual Conference

April 26 @ 5:00 pm - April 28 @ 5:00 pm

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July 7: 5 Things You Need to Know This Week

Registration is now open for #NAFOAFall2025 taking place September 22-23 at the Hilton Portland Downtown in Portland, OR. Visit nafoa.org/conference to learn more about the conference and to register.
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June 30: 5 Things You Need to Know This Week

Last week, Jaycee Salling, Program Specialist, and Marisa Joseph, Policy Specialist, had an inspiring experience attending the United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) Conference in San Diego, California. The conference provided a wonderful opportunity to connect and learn from engaging youth-centered stories and discussions.
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Registration is Open for #NAFOAFall25

Registration is officially open for NAFOA’s 2025 Fall Finance & Tribal Economies Conference to be held September 22-23, 2025, at the Hilton Portland Downtown in Portland, OR. Our conference brings Tribal, state, federal, […]

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June 23: 5 Things You Need to Know This Week

Don't miss your chance to be part of the next NAFOA Leadership Summit Class! The deadline for applications has been extended to Sunday, July 6. Apply today or share the opportunity with a Native young professional in your network. (Pictured: Emerson Billy, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, and Sage Logan, Tlingit & Seneca, at the 2024 Leadership Summit)
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Overview of the Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2025

Last week, Senators Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2025, assigned the number S. 2022. The bipartisan legislation aims to ensure […]

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June 16: 5 Things You Need to Know This Week

Last week Tribal members gathered at NCAI's Mid Year Convention and Marketplace hosted by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe to connect and collaborate with Federal partners and Tribal organizations to enhance Tribal sovereignty. (From left to right: NAFOA Executive Director Cory Blankenship; NAFOA Treasurer Amy Minniear, NAFOA Secretary Melanie Benjamin, NAFOA 1st Vice President VaRene Martin, and NAFOA President and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Chairman Rodney Butler).
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Treasury Requests Information on Impact of Move to Electronic-Only Payments by June 30, 2025

Highlights: The U.S. Department of the Treasury is seeking public comments on Executive Order 14247, “Modernizing Payments To and From America’s Bank Account,” which will eliminate all federal paper checks […]

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