1. Litefoot is the Executive Director of the Native American Financial Services Association, CEO of Davis Strategy Group and a member of the Forbes Finance Council.
11 Facts About Litefoot
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Litefoot was born in Upland, California, was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and has lived in Seattle, Washington since 1997.
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Litefoot is of Cherokee descent on his father's side and of Chichimeca descent on his mother's side.
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Litefoot is married to Carmen Davis, who serves as president of the Reach The Rez effort and is of the Makah, Yakama, and Chippewa Cree tribes.
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Litefoot has served as Vice-President of Native Affairs for the Triple Five Group, owners of the world's largest retail shopping malls; the Mall of America and the West Edmonton Mall and he previously served as co-chair of the National Indian Gaming Association's, American Indian Business Network.
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Litefoot owns the Native Style Clothing brand and Red Vinyl Records.
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Litefoot has won six Native American Music Awards, his most recent for Artist of The Year.
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Litefoot produces several clothing lines the best known being the "Native Style" brand.
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Litefoot annually spends months of his time working on various reservations across the United States and Canada.
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Litefoot has provided keynotes and business trainings for corporations and tribes and lectured at a variety of colleges and universities across North America.
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Litefoot has received the Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency National Director Special Recognition Award was appointed as an Ambassador of the Department of Energy's, Minorities in Energy initiative and was appointed to the United States Small Business Administration's Council on Underserved Communities.