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Poarch Band Covers Funeral Costs of Alabama Tornado Victims
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians will cover the costs of 23 funerals for victims of the recent tornado in East Alabama. The Tribe is donating $184,000 to the East Alabama Medical Center Foundation for the burials.
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Native Entrepreneurs to Attend Dynamic Start-up Micro Accelerator at SXSW
Native American, woman-owned business, Roanhorse Consulting, LLC, has partnered with the social impact firm Generation Titans to bring entrepreneurs of color to SXSW in Austin, Texas, for the inaugural Titan Generators event on Saturday, March 9, 2019.
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Yurok Tribal Chairman Testifies In Support of Water Quality Improvement, Fisheries Restoration & Forest Revitalization
Yurok Chairman Joseph L. James returned to Washington D.C. yesterday to deliver testimony on how the Yurok Tribe can work with Congress to address climate change threats to the Yurok people and the Klamath River Basin.
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Security Robots Patrol Pechanga & Twin Arrows
Artificial intelligence may soon be coming to a Tribal casino near you. Security robots currently patrol Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California, and Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort in Flagstaff, Arizona.
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Tribes Consider Contingency Plans During Partial Government Shutdown
Many tribal nations are reevaluating how they will continue to operate during the partial government shutdown. Contingency plans may include reducing services and modifying budgets.
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Mashpee Wampanoags Marched, Rallied at U.S. Capitol to Preserve Sovereignty & Tribal Land Base
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe isn’t backing down. This morning, hundreds of supporters marched the streets of Washington D.C. from the National Museum of the American Indian to a rally outside the U.S. Capitol building.
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Cherokee Nation Businesses Signs on as Presenting Sponsor of Native Business Summit
Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB) has signed on as the presenting sponsor of the inaugural Native Business Summit, taking place May 13-15, 2019, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Today Is Native Women’s Equal Pay Day: #DemandMore Equity for Native Women at Work
Urban Native Era, the Phenomenal Women Campaign and Native Americans in Philanthropy teamed up to bring awareness that on average, Native Women are paid 57% of what white men are paid.
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$1.3M Grant to Fund Zero-Emission Transportation & Infrastructure for Cherokee Nation
The Department of Transportation has awarded the Cherokee Nation $1.3 million for two electric buses, plus infrastructure for charging stations in four cities.
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Google Honors Cherokee Engineer of the Space Age, Mary G. Ross
Today’s Google Doodle honors Cherokee engineer Mary G. Ross, who played a pivotal role in developing the technology that gave birth to the American space program.
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