Category Archives: Economic Development

I recently had a chance to catch up with longtime Travois partner David Small, dean of administration at Little Big Horn College. We talked basketball, climate change adaptation and online learning among other topics.

If you drive through the heart of the reservation, you will see evidence that health and wellness are important to the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Nowhere is this on clearer display than at the Peter Christensen Dental Clinic on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation.

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian communities are extremely diverse. Our project map shows that our investment track record reflects this diversity. There is one thing all of our NMTC clients have in common. They are deeply rooted in their communities.

As we look back on 2014, I am encouraged to count many achievements and am excited by the challenges and opportunities in the year ahead.

Two things are clear to me from my recent trip to Washington, D.C., for the New Markets Tax Credit Coalition Conference:

Officials hear Indian Country’s concern about the recent lack of New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) allocations.

Travois worked with Pacific Growth Associates as consultants in late 2013 to bring more than $22 million in New Market Tax Credit (NMTC)

(Editor’s note: Christian Weaver (Shinnecock Nation) is the guest author for this post. He was born in New York and resides in Denver, CO. He is inspired by love, light, life and laughter and is a visual artist, writer, designer, business developer, DJ, philanthropist and powwow dancer.

I recently attended the grand opening ceremony for Educare Winnebago, a new early education center for the tribe’s infants, toddlers and preschoolers, along with Beth Heap, communications director.

The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska recently celebrated the grand opening of Educare Winnebago, a new early education center for the tribe’s infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

With December right around the corner, it’s a good time to start reflecting on the year behind us. This year our Travois New Markets team took time to meet with people at projects funded with New Markets Tax Credits.