RD Publications/Resources

Guides

• Guide to USDA Programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives
• Lending on Native American Lands -- A Guide for Rural Development Staff

Reports and Other Publications

• Summary of Rural Development's Community and Economic Development Programs
• Commercial Lending in Indian Country: Potential Opportunities in an Emerging Market -- Community Developments Insights Report (March 2006)
• Challenges to Assessing and Improving Telecommunications For Native Americans on Tribal Lands --Government Accounting Office January 2006 Report to Congress
• The Report of the Native American Lending Study --A report by the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund

Legislation

• Public Law 109-136: Native American Housing Enhancement Act of 2005 (PDF)

Regulations

• Rural Development Administrative Notice (AN) 4206 (1901-E) -- "Native American Housing Enhancement Act of 2005" August 21, 2006 (PDF currently unavailable)
  This AN provides guidance to Rural Development employees who originate, service and conduct compliance reviews of housing on how to implement the 2005 Native American Housing Enhancement Act.

Additional Resources - Government

• USDA Office of Tribal Relations
  http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?navid=OTR
• Administration for Native Americans (HHS)
  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ana/
• Bureau of Indian Affairs
  http://www.bia.gov/
• The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (Treasury)
  http://www.cdfifund.gov/what_we_do/programs_id.asp?programID=3
• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) -- Native American specific
  http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/ih/index.cfm
• Department of Interior Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development
  http://www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/AS-IA/IEED/index.htm
• Indian Health Service (IHS)
  http://www.ihs.gov/
• Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
  http://www.senate.gov/~scia/
• Small Business Administration Office of Native American Affairs
  http://www.sba.gov/naa/

Additional Resources - Non - Governmental

• American Indian Higher Education Consortium
  http://www.aihec.org
• First Nations Development Institute
  http://www.firstnations.org/
• National American Indian Housing Council
  http://www.naihc.net/
• National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)
  http://www.ncai.org/
• National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
  http://www.ncaied.org/
• National Indian Education Association (NIEA)
  http://www.niea.org/
• National Indian Health Board (NIHB)
  http://nihb.org/
• American Indian College Fund
  http://www.collegefund.org/
• Indian Country Today
  http://indiancountry.com/
• Native American Times
  http://www.nativetimes.com/
• Native American Journalists Association
  http://www.naja.com/