Meet the Team | The Future is Indigenous Women

Dedicated to revolutionizing wealth & business through an Indigenous lens.

We are focused on bringing forward traditional Indigenous systems of business and finance through Matriarchal and cultural lenses. By doing this, we are reimagining measurements of profit and success, mitigating the racial and gender biases present in the current system of capitalism and patriarchy, and rejuvenating generations of economic success for people everywhere, now and in the future.

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New Mexico Community Capital,
our Co-Founding organization, is born

2004

NMCC is a non-profit organization that offers Native-owned businesses tailored mentorship, financial literacy and digital skills programs, and specialized technical assistance and services for tribes and tribal enterprises.

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2022

2017

Native Women Lead,
our Co-Founding organization, is born

2017

NWL is a non-profit organization founded by eight Native women entrepreneurs dedicated to revolutionizing systems and inspiring innovation by investing in Native women in business and leadership.

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2004

2020

A new Ground-breaking Partnership is Formed
(NMCC + NWL)

2020

NMCC and NWL come together to enter the "Equality Can't Wait" Challenge, which awards $10 million to help expand women’s power and influence in the United States by 2030. They enter with a collaborative proposal called "The Future is Indigenous Women"... and WIN!

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2017

2021

Moving Forward with A Vision

2021

With National support, "The Future Is Indigenous Women" (TFIIW) is officially established! Native women interested in entrepreneurship now have a culturally grounded and responsive space to come for equitable access to capital, business development resources, wealth creation resources, and financial and career opportunities to scale their businesses. The first "Matriarch Creative Fund Cohort" is launched.

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2020

2022

Year One Report + Matriarch Funds Launched

2022

Year one has been busy! In partnership with Community Credit Lab, Common Future, and Nusenda, we officially launched the Matriarch Restorative Fund Cohort and the Matriarch Creative Fund Cohort and have served over 96 Indigenous women with representation from over 200 Native Nations and $420,000 total funds invested thus far! Read more about our impact in the "Year One Impact Report".

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2021

2022

TFIIW in partnership with Roanhorse Consulting LLC
launch the Rematriating Economies Apprenticeship

2022

The Rematriating Economies Apprenticeship (REA), is a program funded by The Future is Indigenous Women initiative that aims to encourage greater representation of US-based Indigenous women in professions related to asset and fund management. For 5 months, apprentices will join a weekly cohort model to learn foundational financial asset management content from industry experts, work with trauma-informed facilitators to walk through personal trauma with capital, and career strategists to develop a post-apprenticeship career blueprint.

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2021

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