The one-minute version of this case study
- The Indigenous Finance Industry is essential for economic growth, but it has faced historic and present-day underinvestment. Owing to hundreds of years of harmful government policies, Native Americans living on tribal land have the lowest levels of household wealth in the United States and face structural barriers to capital access that diminish entrepreneurship, business growth, and wealth-building. A more functional, accessible, and equitable Indigenous-led finance industry can enable Native entrepreneurs and business owners to start and expand operations and, in turn, provide more jobs for tribal citizens, boost economic activity on…
