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October 31, 2002
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Carol Eckert
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Lily Ruiz
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FEDERAL RESERVE PROMOTES BANKING
OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIAN COUNTRY.
San Francisco-October 31, 2002, The Federal Reserve
Bank of San Francisco, together with the Reserve Banks of Kansas City,
Minneapolis, Chicago, and the Federal Reserve Board, will sponsor a sovereign
lending conference November 18-20 in Scottsdale, Arizona, to explore ways
to encourage banking opportunities in tribal communities. This Banking
Opportunities in Indian Country Conference will focus on methods and resources
for encouraging initiatives and partnerships that increase access to credit
and capital, and strengthen local communities. The conference is designed
for bankers, tribal leaders, tribal economic and housing development specialists,
attorneys, and resource staff for community development.
Featured speakers include: Federal Reserve Board
Governor Mark Olson; Rebecca Adamson (Eastern Cherokee), founder of the
First Nations Development Institute; Robert Cheadle (Chickasaw), legislative
counsel for the Chickasaw Nation; J.D. Colbert (Muscogee), president of
the Native American Bankers Association; Stephen Cornell, Director of
the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy at the University of Arizona;
Mary S. Gabler, vice president and community development manager for Wells
Fargo; and Lance Morgan (Winnebago), founder of Ho-Chunk, Inc. of the
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
General sessions each day will address issues and
opportunities for financial service providers, tribes and tribal members.
Breakout sessions will provide specific information from experts on how
to lay the groundwork for making capital and credit available in Indian
Country, build relationships with key partners, leverage financial opportunities,
and use financial resources for community economic development initiatives.
Banking Opportunities in Indian Country will be
held November 18-20 at the DoubleTree Paradise Valley Resort in Scottsdale,
Arizona. For more information call 866-226-7167 (toll free) or see the
conference web site at www.federalreserve.gov/communityaffairs/national.
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