Hoporenkv Native American Podcast

In today’s podcast Krystal Cedeno and Wilma Noah, Training and Development Specialist of the Native Learning Center and Building Native Communities Financial Skills for Families (BNC) Certified Trainers discuss, the advantages and disadvantages of renting vs home-buying. You may have wondered over the years while renting, if purchasing a home is/was something fit for you. Wilma and Krystal touch o...

In today’s podcast Krystal Cedeno and Wilma Noah, Training and Development Specialist of the Native Learning Center and Building Native Communities Financial Skills for Families (BNC) Certified Trainers discuss, online banking and how it helps with managing your finances more efficiently. We go over the ways mobile banking allows you to conduct financial transactions with the use of a mobile devic...

In today’s podcast Krystal Cedeno and Wilma Noah, Training and Development Specialist of the Native Learning Center and Building Native Communities, Financial Skills for Families (BNC) Certified Trainers discuss, How to Manage my Stash of Cash: Managing Your Account. The ladies discussed in the previous podcast Where to Stash My Cash: Opening an Account, and now they cover the actually managing yo...

In today’s podcast Krystal Cedeno Training and Development Specialist of the Native Learning Center and Lisa Perez of Home Business Life Resources Inc. (HBL Resources Inc.) sit down for a discussion. Lisa Perez is an HR Consultant and President of HBL Resources, Inc. The ladies discuss in the 3rd part of this HR Series: Hiring – What happens after the Pandemic? After the Pandemic, how do we move f...

In today’s podcast Krystal Cedeno and Wilma Noah, Training and Development Specialist of the Native Learning Center and Building Native Communities Financial Skills for Families (BNC) Certified Trainers discuss, Where to stash my cash: Opening an account. The ladies touch on steps you should take when opening a checking and/or savings account. Krystal and Wilma will cover: -Doing Your Research -Ga...

In today’s podcast Krystal Cedeno Training and Development Specialist of the Native Learning Center and Lisa Perez of Home Business Life Resources Inc. (HBL Resources Inc.) continue the conversation on their HR Series. Lisa Perez is an HR Consultant and President of HBL Resources, Inc. The ladies discuss Responding To a Positive COVID-19 Diagnosis in the Workplace. As we know from watching the new...

For Today’s podcast release we sit with Chantay Moore, Director of Native American Financial Literacy Services, along with Wilma Noah and Krystal Cedeno Training and Development Specialist to discuss  “How Should I Manage My Investments During the Pandemic.” In light of the last few scary weeks with Covid-19, Chantay provides important information pertaining to your investments.    Chantay Covers:...

In today’s podcast Krystal Cedeno Training and Development Specialist of the Native Learning Center and Lisa Perez of Home Business Life Resources Inc. (HBL Resources Inc.) sit down for a discussion. Lisa Perez is an HR Consultant and President of HBL Resources, Inc. The ladies discuss managing your remote workers during the Covid-19 Pandemic. During this Pandemic most individuals have been pushed...

In today’s podcast Krystal Cedeno and Wilma Noah, Training and Development Specialist of the Native Learning Center and Building Native Communities Financial Skills for Families (BNC) Certified Trainers discuss how to Warrior Up and Protect your Identity. The ladies dive deep into the topic of Identity theft and Fraud which as we know Indian Country suffers quite a bit from. Krystal and Wilma will...

Today we sit with Krystal Cedeno and Wilma Noah Training and Development Specialists for The Native Learning Center. The topic the ladies are discussing is “Advertisers and Advertisements: How’d They Get My Money!?" In this digital age, we are constantly being hit with Advertisements from products we 'think' we may need; however in reality it is just Advertisers doing their job really well. Then w...

On March 30, 2020, HUD ONAP provided answers to Frequently Asked Questions from Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing Entities regarding the impact of COVID-19 on their day-to-day functions. The questions and answers are divided into the following subject sections: Emergency Funding; Key COVID-19 Information Resources; Reporting Extensions and Waivers; and Emergency Operations and Tribal Policies...

In today’s podcast Krystal Cedeno and Wilma Noah, Training and Development Specialist of the Native Learning Center will give some tips regarding Prioritizing your Bills in a Crisis or in these Uncertain Times. The ladies are Building Native Communities Financial Certified Trainers and are here to help. They will go over: - Paying Main Bills - Keeping Away from Non-essential Items - Calling Credit...

On March 9, 2020, OMB issued M-20-11 Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Highlights of this notice include: 1. Expenditure of Award Funds for Salaries and Other Project Activities 2. Exemption of Certain Procurement Requirements 3. Extension of Financial and Other Reporting 4. Extension of the Si...

For Today’s podcast release we sit with Chantay Moore, Director of Native American Financial Literacy Services, along with Wilma Noah and Krystal Cedeno Training and Development Specialist to discuss how to “Financially Protecting Your Family During the Pandemic.” While we can never expect to live in the times we are living in, we can only continue to prepare for the unexpected. Here are the three...

In today’s podcast we sit down with the Native Learning Center's Training & Development Specialists, Krystal Cedeno and Wilma Noah to speak on Customer Service in Tribal Housing: The Do's and Don’ts. Figuring out where the gaps are in that customer relation/interaction may even be just fine tuning small areas that perhaps lack the luster that once existed. Either way, it’s important to figure out...

In today’s podcast Krystal Cedeno and Wilma Noah sit down with Marlene Weisrock who was the Community Tribal Census Specialist (Retired) for the US Census Bureau. Shelly Tucciarelli, niece to Marlene and owner of Turtle Clan Development Services and Subject Matter Expert for The Native Learning Center joins in on the conversation emphasizing the importance of the US Census to Indian Country. Kryst...

“Helpful Financial Tips- We're All in this Together!” · Call your credit card providers they may have a hardship program that would defer your payments. · See if you qualify for SNAP Benefits.

In today’s podcast we sit down with Krystal Cedeno and Wilma Noah and discuss why it is always better to really understand your finances. Many people have been confused by and even scared of understanding financing and why saving money is very important. In this podcast Krystal and Wilma will inform you on many techniques and tricks you can use to help you with your banking and budget so you don't...

In today’s podcast we sit down with Jack Hedrick-Lightfoot and focus on the topic of Planning for the Unexpected Part 2 Preparing for Times of Crisis. This podcast is the second of a two-part podcast that is a continuation of Part 1 which was released on March 30, 2020. Jack Hedrick-Lightfoot goes over how to create, develop and organize an emergency plan for an organization no matter the crisis i...

In today’s podcast we sit down with Jack Hedrick-Lightfoot and focus on the topic of Planning for the Unexpected Part 1 Preparing for Times of Crisis. This podcast is the first of a two part podcast that will continue on April 1, 2020 with Part 2. Jack Hedrick-Lightfoot goes over how to create, develop and organize an emergency plan for an organization no matter the crisis involved.

In today’s podcast we sit down with Chief Dan Miskokoman and Councilman Steven Tooshkenig of Walpole Island First Nation Bkejwanong Territory (Where the Waters Divide) and Gwedin Noodin Wind Energy. They will be informing out listeners on the advancements that have made related to renewable energy on the Walpole Island First Nation Bkejwanong Territory. The pair will also be speaking on their pres...

In today’s podcast we sit down with NextEra/FPL to speak to Madonna Rykken, Agnes Ramsey and Jeff Plew to learn about their project and relationships they have built in service of tribal housing and energy infrastructure projects. They will also be sharing a brief discussion about their presentation during the 3rd Annual Seminole Tribe of Florida Renewable Energy & Sustainability Conference in Jan...

In today’s podcast we sit down with Adrienne Barry, Community Garden Coordinator of Yellow Hawk Tribal Health Center to learn about their Community Garden Project. The Community Garden Project was first created in the early 2000s with the garden itself just under a half an acre in size. Adrienne has been working with the garden for nearly 5 years, with funding coming from the Good Health and Welln...

In today’s podcast we sit down with Shelly Tucciarelli to learn about Low Income Housing Tax Credits. Shelly Tucciarelli has over 20 years of experience in management, training, administration and development of affordable housing and community development. Shelly is a Native American Tribal member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, and owns Turtle Clan Development Services. Shelly provides real e...

We have Lisa Perez, President of human resources consulting company, HBL Resources, Inc. that specializes in Improving Business Performance through Engagement. She brings over 25 years of HR experience. Federal Employment Regulations what every Small Business needs to know to comply. Employment Regulation Compliance is not just HR’s business … it’s YOUR business! For most small businesses, owner a...