Founded in 2004, Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial (Mazaska) is a Native Community Development Financial Institution that provides housing loans and financial & homebuyer education training. Mazaska serves members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe living on, or in communities adjacent to, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and enrolled members of other federally recognized tribes in South Dakota. Mazaska’s mission is to create safe and affordable housing opportunities on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation by providing loans, training, and financial insight to empower our native people to build assets and create wealth.