This is the seventh in a series of economic development primers produced by the Division of Economic Development (DED), Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED), to offer answers to fundamental questions about creating jobs and expanding economies in Native communities.

The Native American Development Center (NADC) is a 501(c)3, Native Community Development Financial Institution (Native CDFI) governed by a nine-member, Native American board of directors that represent the tribal populations being served.

The Indian Business Alliance of North Dakota is a joint venture of the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission and the North Dakota Department of Commerce to grow and strengthen Native American entrepreneurship both on and off the state’s reservations.

Native Artists United is a group of Native artists devoted to perpetuating and revitalizing Native art and creating a local Native-based art economy.

The Sacred Pipe Resource Center (SPRC) was founded in 2007 by a group of long-term residents of the Bismarck-Mandan area who are committed to the mission of maintaining a home-away-from-home for off-reservation American Indians living in the area.

The Intertribal Agriculture Council was founded in 1987 to pursue and promote the conservation, development and use of our agricultural resources for the betterment of our people.

First Nation’s mission is to strengthen American Indian economies to support healthy Native communities. We invest in and create innovative institutions and models that strengthen asset control and support economic development for American Indian people and their communities.