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Native Land Taxes Reclaim Rights, Power, and the Environment

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One of the most prevalent tools of colonialism has been the removal of land and natural resources from the hands of Indigenous peoples. This has led to the cultural, social, and spiritual disenfranchisement of Indigenous peoples and, as Native methods of land stewardship vanish, wide-ranging environmental effects are harming both Native and non-Native communities.

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A Conversation: Ebony Perkins of Self-Help Credit Union

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Brady Quirk-Garvan at Money with a Mission interviewed Ebony Perkins at Self-Help Credit Union. Brady Quirk-Garvan: Ebony, what is your role at Self-Help Credit Union? Ebony Perkins: I am the Vice President and Director of Investor Relations. Simply put, I get the opportunity to work with individuals and institutions that want to put their cash

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Spotlight: First Nations Oweesta

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First Nations Oweesta (or Oweesta for short) was founded in 1999 to support economic development in Native American communities across the United States by addressing a lack of financial infrastructure and money. Oweesta, which means money or “item of exchange” in the Mohawk language, is a non-profit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)—a federally certified class

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2006: Community Investing after Hurricane Katrina

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This article is from our archives as part of the 100th issue special, celebrating twenty-five years of quarterly newsletters.  Community investment is one of three pillars of socially responsible investing, alongside screening and shareholder advocacy. As natural disasters increase with climate change in the 21st century, this article illustrates why Natural Investments has always made

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Impact Profile: American Homeowner Preservation Fund

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American Homeowner Preservation has developed a way to help struggling homeowners by leveraging the power of crowd sourced funding. Since 2008, AHP has helped hundreds of families across the country (and in Puerto Rico) resolve unaffordable mortgage debts and remain in the homes and communities they love. Like many who have been touched by AHP,

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Impact Profile: BlueHub Capital

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Over the last decade, Natural Investments clients and other accredited investors have contributed more than $173 million to a unique and highly impactful initiative by BlueHub Capital called Stabilizing Urban Neighborhoods (SUN). The nonprofit program has helped more than 1,000 homeowners in foreclosure avoid eviction by purchasing homes at a deep discount from mortgage lenders

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