Native American Bank

Native American Bank enjoyed a fantastic 25th Anniversary Customer Appreciation Day Celebration at our Denver Branch today! We shared great food, music, games and company with our customers and community all afternoon. Thank you to everyone who came out and enjoyed this wonderful day with us! We’re looking forward to the next 25 years in service of our mission alongside our amazing community!

We invite all of our Colorado customers to join Native American Bank for our Denver Branch Customer Appreciation Day this Friday, October 2nd, from 12–3 p.m. for free food, music, games, raffles and giveaways! We’re celebrating 25 years in service of our mission this year and we’re looking forward to marking the occasion with a wonderful afternoon alongside our customers! We hope to see you there!

Native American Bank is delighted to announce that we have provided credit and capital to support the renewed fish processing enterprise of the Metlakatla Indian Community (MIC) in Metlakatla, Alaska.

The Annette Island Packing Company (AIPCo), which had previously operated for nearly a century, is in the process of revitalization after ceasing operations in 2018. It is preparing to fully reopen as the primary processor for tribal fishermen in the waters south of Ketchikan.

The financing will support the renovation and reactivation of the plant, as well as the new purchase of equipment and capital for seasonal inventory. AIPCo purchases vast quantities of fish—notably the salmon that thrive in Annette Island streams and the surrounding waters—from tribal fishermen for processing. Learn more in the full press release here: bit.ly/3VR0Ww4

One of Native American Bank’s Commercial Lenders, Alyson Anderson will be attending the Enterprise Tribal Housing Coalition's “The Gathering” 2026, September 22nd – 23rd at the Asher Adams Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah. If you’re planning to attend, make sure to connect with Alyson to learn more about how Native American Bank can support the lending needs of your Tribe, Alaska Native Corporation, Tribal Enterprise or business!

Native American Bank’s AVP and Community Development Officer, Kylie Peterson, will be attending the Travois Annual Conference September 21st – 23rd at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Downtown in San Francisco, California. If you’re planning to attend, make sure to connect with Kylie to learn more about how Native American Bank can support the lending needs of your Tribe, Alaska Native Corporation, Tribal Enterprise, Tribal EDC or business!

Native American Bank’s Chief Lending Officer, Payton Batliner and Deposit Relationship Manager, Lila Rodriguez, will be attending NAFOA’s 2026 Fall Finance & Tribal Economies Conference, September 21st – 22nd, at the Hilton Santa Fe Buffalo Thunder in Santa Fe, New Mexico. If you’re planning to attend, make sure to connect with Payton and Lila to discuss what Native American Bank can do to help your Tribe, Alaska Native Corporation, Tribal Enterprise or business achieve its goals!

Native American Bank’s Market President, Ed Davis, Senior Commercial Lending Relationship Officer, Craig Little, VP and Director of Retail Banking, Christa Kemp, and Commercial Lender, Kim Rice, will be attending the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Annual Convention, September 14th – 17th, at the Snoqualmie Casino & Hotel in Snoqualmie, Washington. If you’re planning to attend, make sure to connect with Ed, Craig, Christa and Kim to discuss what Native American Bank can do to help your Tribe, Alaska Native Corporation, Tribal Enterprise or business achieve its goals!

Due to technical issues at our Denver Branch the branch will be closed for the remainder of the day, effective 3:30 pm MT. We apologize for the inconvenience and plan to open for our regular hours on Monday.

One of the ways we’re celebrating our upcoming 25th anniversary is our “Shareholder Spotlight” series, which provides our audience with a snapshot of the Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and Tribal Enterprises that make up Native American Bank’s shareholders.

Our next Shareholder Spotlight focuses on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. The name “Sioux” comes from the Ojibwe word “Nadoweisiw-eg”, which the French shortened to “Sioux”, however the people often identified as Sioux are really three groups composed of the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota Nations, which together comprise the Oceti Sakowin – “Seven Council Fires”.

The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, part of the Lakota Nation, consists of four Tiospaye (bands) of the Titunwan – “People of the Plains”: the Mnicoujou – “Planters by the Water”, Oohenumpa – “Two Kettle”, Itazipco – “Without Bows”, and Siha Sapa – “Black Foot”. Since time immemorial the Titunwan lived throughout the western Great Lakes and northern Great Plains as far west as Pahá Sápa (the Black Hills), a region which is referred to as Wamakaognaka E'cante – “The Heart of Everything That Is” by the Lakota.

Today, over 8,000 Titunwan live on the Cheyenne River Reservation, which spans over three million acres between the Missouri, Cheyenne, and Moreau Rivers in central South Dakota, with their headquarters in Eagle Butte.

Native American Bank is truly grateful for the support of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe as one of our shareholders and we look forward to many more years of our successful partnership. If you’re interested in learning more about the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, you can explore their website here: www.cheyenneriversioux.com

A few weeks ago several Native American Bank team members delivered two bikes from our Wish for Wheels team bike build day to Lucky Bikes, an organization that works with kids ages 8–20 across the Denver Metro area and provides them with bikes, gear, skills training, and safe outdoor experiences so they can discover the freedom, confidence, and joy that cycling brings. It was a wonderful opportunity to support their cause, while also reflecting many of the values we embody in service of our own mission. We look forward to working with Wish for Wheels and Lucky Bikes again in the future!