NMRLD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Regulatory and Licensing Department (NMRLD) Financial Institutions Division (FID) will extend financial education workshops, train-the-trainer seminars, and technical assistance services to Native communities for an additional year.
These services are free and customized by Vicki K. Old, a Diné organizational practitioner, facilitator, and trainer with over 25 years of expertise in finance, planning, training, and executive coaching for Indigenous and rural communities. Conducted by Man.
“Our Indigenous communities have a long history in resource management from time immemorial. We must continue to listen, learn, and reflect on how it has helped us today.” Vicki K. Oldman said. “By combining approaches and methods and weaving that wisdom together, we can only develop skills and awareness of how to manage resources.”
FID's Indigenous Outreach Program includes courses aimed at adults, seniors, and youth, as well as programs that help participants benefit by providing them with the knowledge and resources they need to extend outreach to their own communities, programs, and more. There are trainer training seminars that can create a ripple effect. , and organization. In this workshop, participants will learn basic concepts of money and explore their own money flow by imagining their own money flow, managing resources, and protecting those resources in the future. can.
“Consumer protection in financial matters is our top priority,” said Mark Sadowski, Director of Financial Institutions. “Giving people financial literacy through outreach is an important element of consumer protection, and we want to make sure all New Mexicans have access to those resources.”
For 12 years, Oldman has given in-person and virtual presentations to various pueblos and tribes in New Mexico. So far this year he has two scheduled and more opportunities on the way. If you are interested in scheduling financial literacy training for Native communities, schools, and programs, please visit: rld.nm.gov/Native American-