The Oklahoma Tribal Financial Consortium came from a simple idea created by multiple tribal finance directors and the sheer willpower of the organization’s president, founder and CEO Victor Flores. The Absentee Shawnee Tribe frequently sent him out of state to attend workshops during his first year as its chief financial officer because few educational opportunities Read More »
When longtime Tribal Chairman John “Rocky” Barrett discusses his tenure at the tribe, first as tribal administrator and then as tribal chairman, he often mentions the decrepit state of the Nation’s finances when he began working at the tribe in the 1980s. Appointed as tribal administrator in 1983, he came to work to find a Read More »
Millions of Americans ring in the New Year with resolutions to improve their lives. According to statistics from www.usa.gov, some of the more common resolutions include saving money, finding a better job, losing weight and even making an effort to stop smoking. The Hownikan sampled Tribal employees on their resolutions for the next year. Read More »