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Lanyards await more than 800 attendees of NAFOA's 41st annual conference being held at the Renaissance Washington DC Downtown in Washington, D.C. Photo by Indianz.Com (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - More than 800 tribal leaders and finance professional in Indian Country are in the nation's capital this week for NAFOA's 41st annual conference.
NAFOA, founded as the Native American Finance Officers Association in 1982, kicks off the conference on Monday morning. Over two days, attendees will hear from a wide range of experts on topics of interest in Indian Country, including economic development, broadband, cannabis and data sovereignty.
"We're getting a good turnout," NAFOA executive director Rico Frias said in a brief interview on Sunday, as member tribes gathered before the start of the annual event.
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