The Native Learning Center (NLC) offers free Training and Technical Assistance to Native Americans and those working within Indian Country. Our training promotes the essentials of The Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) for Tribal members and their communities. The NLC is a model activity program of the Seminole Tribe of Florida (STOF) Housing Department, and was established in cooperation with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Eastern Woodlands Office of Native American Programs (EWONAP) in 2008.

Our Mission

Our Vision
The vision of the Native Learning Center is to be the recognized training resource for the development of Tribal communities for all Native Americans.
Trainings
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News from Indian Country
Keep updated on latest news and media from Indian Country
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development – Matthew E. Ammon, Acting Secretary Office of Public Affairs,…
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Public and Indian Housing Washington, DC, 20410-5000 The…
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON, DC 20410-5000 February 18. 2021 SUBJECT: Supporting Access to…
ONAP wrapped up the first session of training for the Tribal HUD-VASH Expansion Program NOFA today, so the session scheduled…
Native Learning Center Instructors


Chantay Moore
Director, Native American Financial Literacy Services
Chantay is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation and proud of her African American ethnic heritage. She has over…


Linda has more than 20 years’ safety training experience focusing on workplace safety and OSHA compliance. She provides training for…


Mr. Fitzgibbons served as Administrator for HUD’s Eastern Woodlands Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) for a twelve-year period. In…


Patti Kay Mitchell
Owner and CEO, Navigation-Point.com
Tribal Affiliation: Cherokee Nation Patti Kay Mitchell joined the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Native Learning Center (NLC) in January 2015.…


Jack Hedrick-Lightfoot
President, Unboxed Training Solutions
Jack has more than twenty years of experience in leadership development, workforce solutions, and training and development. He has served…


Stephen W. Tooshkenig is an elected Council member for the Walpole Island First Nation Bkejwanong Territory. (Where the Waters Divide).…


Brandi Liberty
Owner, Morning Star Consulting
Brandi Liberty is the owner of Morning Star Consulting and provides grant writing and training consulting services for Tribes, Tribal…


Ron Gurley
Ron Gurley Consulting
Following his career in education, four and a half years were spent as a Case Manager Supervisor in a newly…


Cortney Yarholar
Founder and Owner of Evergreen Training & Development
I have over 10 years of experience with program development, evaluation, management, strategic planning, youth and community engagement, and providing…


Michelle Holiday and Associates (MHA), is an American woman-owned consulting firm based in greater Washington D.C. The firm’s business specializes…


Cheryl Causley
Cheryl A. Causley and Associates Housing Consulting & Management Services
Cheryl A. Causley is an enrolled member of the Bay Mills Tribe of Chippewa Indians and served as the Housing…


William “Bill” Guevara
Board of Directors, Cha Piyeh, Inc.
William (Bill) Guevara, a former Executive Director for several Tribal Housing Authorities, has over 16 years of experience working in…


Eugene Goldfarb
University of Illinois – Chicago/Great Lakes Environmental Planning, Inc.
Eugene Goldfarb was the Midwest Environmental Officer for 15 years and retired from a 30 year career with HUD in…


Brenda Golden, Esq.
Golden Legal Services, PLLC
Brenda Golden is an enrolled citizen of the Muscogee Nation. She attended Sequoyah Indian High School, served 8 years in…


Lucy Morgan
My Fed Trainer
Lucy Morgan delivers straight talk, delivered with a sense of wisdom and humor. She is a CPA, MBA, GPA Approved…


Marie Dufour-Bonville
Owner at Sunlight Armour Homes, LLC
Marie Dufour-Bonville proudly began her professional career with the Seminole Tribe of Florida in April of 2007. Within the Seminole…


Shelly Tucciarelli
Turtle Clan Development Services
Shelly Tucciarelli has over 20 years of experience in management, training, administration and development of affordable housing and community development.…
Testimonials from the Native Learning Center
Hundreds of happy people who have work with us!
Greetings from the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. I wanted to send a smoke signal to you all and wanted to say a big thank you to all of you for a great conference. I have met many good people while being at the conference.
It was really great meeting you this week and thank you for all your assistance. You guys do a super job at the NLC. Thanks again for you and the staff’s work. I was impressed with what I observed the short time I could attend.
I wanted to take a few moments to thank you all for your contribution to another successful event. I have been hearing positive responses from participants and it is all because of you sharing your expertise and knowledge with group. Needless to say it was a very challenging year with having to move the event a week and the logistics of everyone’s travel and business schedules plus summer in Maine being very busy but we got it done. Except for a few losses in trainers and participants it was still, nonetheless, a successful event. I hope that next year you might find sometime new and useful to bring to the group and join us again. So, on behalf of all participants and myself many woli wonis, again. I hope the rest of your years goes well.
Good morning. It was a great conference and I gained a lot of knowledge of projects and grants from different agencies.