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Indian Country

The Ninth District includes many Native American nations, and our research focuses on key issues—for example, housing, access to broadband, and financial literacy—that affect those who live and work in Indian Country.
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Center for Indian Country Development

Since the mid-1990s, the Minneapolis Fed has worked with tribal communities in the Ninth District to explore solutions to the economic development issues they face. In 2015, in a shift to a nationwide focus on addressing financial needs and barriers in Indian Country, the Minneapolis Fed established Center for Indian Country Development (CICD). As a center of excellence within and resource for the Federal Reserve System, CICD serves as the System’s key connector and catalyst to Indian Country leaders and to policymakers at the federal, state, and tribal levels.

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Tax code constraints limit tribal tax-exempt bonding
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Fostering Financial Inclusion by Ensuring Cultural Fit: The Case of the NCDFI Industry
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Shedding light on Native American households’ financial stress
On a clear sunny day, an attractive new manufactured home with red siding and white trim sits on its lot shortly after being delivered there. The home has a garage and a newly poured driveway.
Native Americans pay more to finance home purchases than White borrowers
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Understanding the Unequal Costs of Native American Homeownership
This image is a collage of several elements, including a photo in the center right. The photo shows two Native women seated at a table in a bright, airy library. The woman in the foreground has her back to the camera, listening, while the woman in the background reads aloud from a hardcover book that's lying on the table. The left side of the image shows details from screenshots of the Native Community Data Profiles tool. The lower right corner of the image shows a detail from a colorful mural containing Native floral motifs.
Native Community Data Profiles tool connects information on Native places and people