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Previously Lummi CDFI
Mission: "To provide access to education, financing, and asset growth,
in order to improve the prosperity and well-being of Native American families."
Values-Based
Our Native CDFI is culturally rooted based on indigenous values and principles created by the first peoples of the Pacific Northwest. This intersection of values honors Native Americans and their surrounding communities with the understanding of spiritual, family, and sharing of our gifts concept among Pacific Northwest tribal peoples.
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Five Core Values
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Positive Approach and Welcoming Environment.
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Honor Our Tradition and All Its Gifts.
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Honoring Diversity.
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Resilience and Adaptability.
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Accountable and Responsible.
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Thriving Into the Future
Pacific Northwest Tribal Lending (PNTL), a CDFI, offers a trusted, safe place for tribal members who are considering entrepreneurship, building a business and/or strengthening their credit by providing access to education, financing, and asset growth, in order to improve the prosperity and well-being of Native American families.
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PNTL is able to offer these opportunities, based on Native Community values, and from community members who understand from the inside – out. This community-based perspective informs all actions and decisions of LCDFI and establishes a cooperative working atmosphere with all who partner and/or engage.
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Who We Are Today
Since inception in 2006, our vision set out to create "a vibrant, resilient economy supporting
our community’s spiritual and economic
well-being."
Our non-profit Native CDFI has focused on
serving the tribal small business and
entrepreneurs beginning within
Lummi Nation and extending into
the region. PNTL was established because
there was a need recognized in the
community for access to capital for tribal small business, and for Native individuals and families
to establish and build credit and
financial wellness based on traditional,
cultural and community values.
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PNTL has the following credentials:
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Chartered as a Non-profit corporation under Washington State in May 2006
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Certified as a Native CDFI in 2008 and a Community Development Entity (CDE) in 2016 by the US Department of Treasury
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Designated a Non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation in January 2012
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People Fueling a Thriving Native Economy
Reeling in a Dream - Anthony Henry
With support from Pacific Northwest Tribal Lending, a Native CDFI, Anthony Henry is living his dream as he takes to the sea as captain of his own commercial fishing boat, the 32-foot Juggernaut.
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Supporting Henry with capital and technical assistance also means supporting tribal fishing rights that protect tribal culture.
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Chi Qui - Yolanda Felix-Wilbur
Using art to tell a story has been a part of Native culture since time immemorial. Yolanda Felix-Wilbur creates immersive art installations to tell the story of Native peoples. A PNTL loan launched her mobile art studio. Her artistic journey is a fascinating story that continues to transform and develop. Use quote as graphic along with art pics: “PNTL is first and foremost among financial institutions. The ability to learn, prosper, and grow is unique, and you won’t find it anywhere else.” Read more about her journey.
Jean's Gift Shop
Jean Cultee, a Lummi Native, started her entrepreneurial journey buying and fishing in her own skiff before establishing Jean’s Gift Shop, specializing in wool blankets for tribal events. Technical and financial support from Pacific Northwest Tribal Lending helped expand her business skills and extend her market reach to other tribes, powwows, and canoe journeys. Read about her entrepreneurial spirit.
Puget Sound Power Wash
Anthony worked as a diver on a fishing boat before being inspired to start his own power wash business. He put up yard signs, created a Google My Business website and started bringing in jobs. His need for additional equipment led him to Pacific Northwest Tribal Lending for a micro loan. Covid created challenges for his business but his tenacity and thinking outside the box has helped his business grow with last year was the biggest by far. Find out more about how he's fueled his business growth.
The Sanctuary Salon
Cideahzia Barnes, owner of The Sanctuary Salon has taken her passions and skills as an esthetician into having three spaces in the Lummi Te’Ti’Sen Center’s Native small business incubator. She has grown, small step by small step, to where she is able to provide for her family – on her own terms. She is a great example of tenacity.
