- Being a Native American living in New Mexico

has a lot of challenges, but also a lot of opportunities.

My name's Jake.

I'm a program manager at New Mexico Community Capital.

Because of the stereotypes, growing up I felt ashamed

of my Shawnee identity.

So for me, I want to flip the script for Native Americans.

Are you ready to go to work with Daddy?

The goal of New Mexico Community Capital is

to strengthen Native American entrepreneurs.

When we're stronger as a community, we all grow.

So that's why I created

the financial and business basics course.

When I was building the program,

I knew I wanted to teach digital skills.

When you learn digital skills,

you could progress your career,

you could expand your business, you could change your life.

Well, is that saved in your drive?

Cool, good job.

When I found the applied digital skills program from Google,

I was like, "This is exactly what I was looking for."

It's free, it's easy to use, and it's something

that you could do at your own pace.

- It's really simple.

It's very user-friendly.

I like that it's a one-stop shop.

And so it makes it really accessible.

- This is so exciting to be a part of a program

that really impacts real people.

- Pottery is actually a dying art nowadays,

and we want to help revive it.

Using the digital skills, we created a catalog.

It shows what we create from start to finish.

- With all the help that we got from this class,

we're planning on opening another location.

It's growing. (laughing)

- Yes.

- Digital literacy allows us to decide for ourselves

what our future can be.

With activated, engaged learners,

we'll see these communities build and grow

and thrive in the 21st century.

And that makes me proud.

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