Lakota Funds September 2007 Financial Literacy Graduates
Lakota Funds would like to congratulate the following individuals for completing the Financial Literacy Course in September, Shannon Puckett, Tess Puckett, Shauna Pourier, Etta Mae Runnels, Matt Mousseau, Mary Mousseau, Dale Blacksmith, Iris Gay, Vereen Hunter, and Robin White their instructor was Mr. Doug Noyes. The class was a six week course focusing on Personal Finance with budgeting and saving with Native American adaptation in the curriculum. Repairing your credit and reading your credit report are also added benefits of this course.
The Financial Literacy class is offered by Oglala Lakota College in collaboration with Lakota Funds Wawokiye Business Institute. Personal Financial Literacy is the first step in gaining control and managing your financial future. Native people have always managed resources wisely and prepared for the future. Financial Literacy is now a requirement for our high schools through out the state of South Dakota. Lakota Funds Individual Development Account (IDA) participants are required to attend this course for program compliance. Financial Literacy Courses are on going with a change from lasting six weeks to now only for four weeks. Lakota Funds and Oglala Lakota College offer Core Four Business Planning Course for a session then continue with the next Financial Literacy Course. Both classes are free and open to the public, along with being accessible to the different communities available to all members.
For more information tune into KILI 90.1 FM (also available online at www.kiliradio.org) on Mondays from 3PM-4PM Lakota Funds hour, see website www.lakotafunds.org, or call us at 605.455.2500. Information packets with all programs offered are available to be mailed to interested individuals when requested.
Pictured back row left to right Shawna Pourier, Etta Mae Runnels, Matt Mousseau, Dale Blacksmith, with Instructor Doug Noyes. Front row left to right Tess Puckett, Shannon Puckett, Vereen Hunter, and Iris Gay. Not Pictured: Mary Mousseau, Robin White, and David White Bull