Finding and Training Instructors

You will need to choose a curriculum which best suits your community.  Many Native communities use Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families because it targets Native people, includes instructor and resource guides, and offers instructor training nationwide. However, there are many alternatives available.

Bringing in additional teachers and subject-matter experts can help you make the information more relevant to your participants. Encourage people in the Native community to speak to your class about what they have learned about starting a business, dealing with financial institutions, applying for grants, or whatever topics may interest your students. Having tribal members or members of the Native community tell their own stories of financial management (good and bad) will make financial education seem more real and something that others in the community have worked on. College degrees and credentials are not necessary; their firsthand knowledge is more valuable to your participants.