Overview
The Twelfth District is home to one of the largest and most diverse Native and Indigenous populations in the Federal Reserve System. Of the country’s 574 federally recognized tribes, 80% (431) are located in the District. They are joined by Native Alaskan and Native Hawaiian communities and the Indigenous populations of Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Expanding our engagement with this diverse and dynamic population is central to the SF Fed’s goal to be a community-engaged Bank. Our engagement with Alaska Native, Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Indigenous communities, includes partnering with community leaders, inter-tribal organizations, and certain federal agencies to better understand how these communities are experiencing the economy and to foster greater economic opportunity.
Contacts
DISTRICT-LEVEL CONTACT
Chad Marchand
Outreach Manager for Tribal and Indigenous Communities
State-Level Contacts
Jessica Monge Coria
Southern California
Leilani Pinho Barnett
Central Valley CA & Idaho
Tracy Choi
Bay Area & Utah
Jon Ford
Arizona, Hawaii, & Guam
Jenny Glass
Alaska, Oregon, & Washington
Joselyn Cousins
Nevada
Local Leadership
Gabriel (Gabe) Kompkoff
Seattle Branch Board of Directors
President and
Chief Financial Officer
Grant Aviation
Anchorage, Alaska
Chugach
Blossom Pua Johnston
Community Advisory Council
Founding Director
Idaho Partners for Good
Meridian, Idaho
Native Hawai’ian
Colleen Dushkin
Community Advisory Council
Executive Director
Association of Alaska Housing Authorities
Anchorage, Alaska
Unangax (Aleut)
Erin Abrahamson
Community Advisory Council
Chief of Staff
National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
Mesa, Arizona
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation
Native CDFIs: Supporting Local Economies
Native community development financial institutions (CDFIs) play a key role in economic development and efforts to advance opportunities in tribal and Indigenous communities. By increasing access to credit, capital, and financial services, these institutions advance economic resiliency and growth. The CDFIs also support other critical community development goals from small business creation to affordable housing development.
The Federal Reserve System has developed a number of resources that support the Native CDFI network.
- The Native American Labor Market Dashboard, which provides labor market metrics for the American Indian and Alaska Native population;
- The Native American Financial Institutions Map, which shows locations and asset sizes of banks and credit unions owned by, and CDFIs primarily serving, American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals and communities; and,
- The Native Economic and Financial Education Empowerment program, a Federal Reserve System effort to provide economic and personal finance education for Tribal nations and Native communities and organizations.
Contracting Opportunities for Tribal and Indigenous Communities
Over the last four decades, Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs), Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHOs), and federally recognized tribes have increasingly done business with the U.S. government. Research has shown that federal contracting is an important source of revenue for tribal communities. At the same time, research also shows that Native entities’ revenue from federal contracting remains a small share of all federal contracting revenue.
To help more tribal and Indigenous communities take advantage of contracting opportunities, the SF Fed partnered with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis’ Center for Indian Country Development on a webinar that explored opportunities for Native entities to advance economic prosperity through federal contracting—and barriers to accessing and succeeding with federal contracting. Subject matter experts from national Native organizations and the federal government discussed federal contracting’s role in economic development and representatives from ANCs, NHOs, and tribal enterprises also shared their experiences in the industry.
The webinar is part of the series Cultivating Native Economies in the 21st Century. Offering multiple webinars, the series provides tribal leaders, policymakers, and practitioners with information they can use to strengthen and expand Indian Country economic development.
The contracting webinar can be found here.
Information about the Center for Indian Country Development can be found here.
President Daly in the District
SF Fed President and CEO Mary Daly recently had the opportunity to visit the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, one of our 431 federally recognized Native tribes in the Twelfth District, whose homeland is centered in Yolo County’s Capay Valley in Northern California. President Daly toured the Yocha Dehe Wintun Academy campus where she had the opportunity to talk with school leadership and students about the school’s work to prepare students for higher education through curricula steeped in the Tribe’s culture, traditions, and history. President Daly also learned more about Yocha Dehe’s diverse farming operations, including the Séka Hills Olive Mill & Tasting Room, and the innovative practices that are helping the Tribe create pathways to sustainable economic development. The visit was organized in partnership with the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Tribal Council.
Recent Publications
Our Commitment to Supporting Alaska Native, Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Indigenous Communities
The voices from Alaska Native, Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Indigenous communities are needed for the Federal Reserve’s work to help create an economy that works for all. As the first Senior Outreach Manager for Tribal and Indigenous Communities, Chad Marchand shares his plan to help advance equitable economic opportunity for Indigenous people and communities.
Learning from Alaska Native, Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Indigenous Communities
The voices from Alaska Native, Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Indigenous communities are needed for the Federal Reserve’s work to help create an economy that works for all. As the first Senior Outreach Manager for Tribal and Indigenous Communities, Chad Marchand shares his plan to help advance equitable economic opportunity for Indigenous people and communities.