{"id":14526,"date":"2025-05-07T22:45:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T22:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/franke-college-business\/?page_id=14526"},"modified":"2025-05-20T18:47:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T18:47:02","slug":"center-for-american-indian-economic-development-caied","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-business\/center-for-american-indian-economic-development-caied\/","title":{"rendered":"Center for American Indian Economic Development (CAIED)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list left-nav-automatic on-this-page\"><\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"link-button\" onclick=\"embedLouieChatbot();\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-chat.svg\" alt=\"Live chat:\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-7320\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-7320<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:CAIED@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> CAIED&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-business\">College Business<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Center for American Indian Economic Development (CAIED)<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<p>Established in 1985 by the Arizona Legislature, the Center for American Indian Economic Development serves as a unique information and resource center for tribal nations and communities. It provides financial and entrepreneurship education, training, technical assistance, business outreach, and hosts tribal conferences and summits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our mission:<\/strong> To collaborate with tribal communities\/nations to achieve self-sufficiency through community, economic, and business development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">View more about our programs and services below:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\t\t<script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/js\/accordion.js\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-flush my-5\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Youth-and-Community-Programming1-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Youth-and-Community-Programming1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Youth-and-Community-Programming1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYouth and Community Programming\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Youth-and-Community-Programming1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Youth-and-Community-Programming1-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Serving tribal nations and communities since 1985, CAIED is a resource center that provides financial literacy and entrepreneurship education for Native American\/Indigenous youth and tribal communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Financial Literacy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBuilding the economic future of tomorrow through our children today.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAIED provides training to meet certain tribal financial literacy programming requirements through 7G MM, webinars, and workshops. These financial literacy programs train and prepare Native youth and community members with essential skills to enhance and navigate personal finance, from budgeting and savings to investing, credit, and preparing for major life purchases such as homes, vehicles, and insurance.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Youth Organizations<\/li>\n<li>Tribal Youth and Educational Programs<\/li>\n<li>Residential Living (High School Dormitory)<\/li>\n<li>Schools <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u2013 Middle School, High School, and Colleges and Universities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Entrepreneurship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBuilding Tomorrow\u2019s Indigenous Entrepreneurs Today\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAIED provides Business Plan Competitions that strive to train and support the next generation of Native\/Indigenous entrepreneurs and business owners. This empowers youth to contribute to the economy through well-informed business ideas, backed by research, data, and a deep understanding of the market they aim to impact. Developing business ideas and plans positions Native communities to be at the forefront of economic development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAIED has collaborated with the following to host Business Plan Competitions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Navajo Nation Division of Economic Development <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u2013 Window Rock, AZ<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Carlos Apache Tribe \u2013 San Carlos, AZ<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thrive Hualapai Tribe \u2013 Peach Springs, AZ<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yavapai Apache Nation \u2013 Camp Verde, AZ<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alchesay High School, White Mountain Apache Tribe &#8211; Whiteriver, AZ<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Tribal-Leadership-Summit---Conferences2-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Tribal-Leadership-Summit---Conferences2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Tribal-Leadership-Summit---Conferences2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTribal Leadership Summit &#038; Conferences\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Tribal-Leadership-Summit---Conferences2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Tribal-Leadership-Summit---Conferences2-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-business\/events\/tribal-economic-outlook-conference\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2025 Tribal Economic Outlook Conference<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-business\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=18028&amp;action=edit\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2023 Tribal Economic Outlook Conference<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Johnson-Scholarship-Foundation-funded-Programs3-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Johnson-Scholarship-Foundation-funded-Programs3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Johnson-Scholarship-Foundation-funded-Programs3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJohnson Scholarship Foundation-funded Programs\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Johnson-Scholarship-Foundation-funded-Programs3\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Johnson-Scholarship-Foundation-funded-Programs3-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since January 2011, the Center for American Indian Economic Development (CAIED) has received awards from the Johnson Scholarship Foundation (JSF) for the following programs:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/economic-policy-institute\/seven-generation-business-plan-competition-7g-bpc\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seven Generation Business Plan Competition Program (7G BPC)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/economic-policy-institute\/seven-generation-money-management-7g-mm\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seven Generation Money Management Program (7G MM)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/economic-policy-institute\/seven-generation-paths-to-success-7g-ps\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seven Generation Paths to Success (7G PS)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bylas Incubator\/San Carlos Apache Entrepreneurship 11 month Training Program<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dale Carnegie 6-Week Course, Spring 2017<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Youth Entrepreneurship Program<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about the Johnson Scholarship Foundation at NAU here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nToday, JSF continues to provide scholarships to full or part-time students enrolled in business-degree related programs of study. Students must be a member of a Federally-recognized Indian Tribe to apply.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-Training--Technical-Assistance--and-Consulting-Services4-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-Training--Technical-Assistance--and-Consulting-Services4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-Training--Technical-Assistance--and-Consulting-Services4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTraining, Technical Assistance, and Consulting Services\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-Training--Technical-Assistance--and-Consulting-Services4\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-Training--Technical-Assistance--and-Consulting-Services4-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAIED delivers customized training, research-based technical assistance, and strategic consulting services to support Native communities.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":855,"featured_media":18000,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"2normal","ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14526","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/855"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14526"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18173,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14526\/revisions\/18173"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}