Diné Founder of Orenda Tribe Translates Her Entrepreneurial Mind to Pandemic Aid
“I have a really intensive skill set as a business and fashion executive to apply to pandemic aid,” Orenda Tribe's Founder Amy Yeung, Diné, tells Native Business. (Ramsay De Give, Courtesy Orenda Tribe)After a 30-year career designing for fast-fashion corporations,...
Building a Tourism Operation Near Mystical Antelope Canyon
Native Business spoke with Roseann Littleman and her husband Lester about capitalizing Arrowhead Campground & the Navajo Wagon tours.Roseann and Lester Littleman invite tourists to unplug and experience the Diné way of life in the rugged, high-desert landscape of...
Choctaw Development Fund Awards More Than $99k to Town of Red Oak
New Red Oak Reading Center to open in Summer 2021. Pictured: Jennifer Woods, Choctaw Nation Tribal Council Member and Town of Red Oak and Reading Center representatives. Photo credit: Choctaw Nation. RED OAK, OK – On April 13, The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the...
Hunter Leveraged Her Experience to Grow Tanka Bar Into its Namesake: ‘Larger Than Life’
In the Lakota language, Tanka means “larger than life,” and that’s what the company is becoming.Native Business previously interviewed Karlene Hunter about how she capitalized her Tanka Bar-making business in 2007. We share that original Q&A below. In July, the...
Indigenous Facebook Product Designer Inspires Young Natives to Break Into Tech
“Privilege places us at different points in life — but doing the most with what you have, being resourceful, being optimistic and patient with yourself — that can be life changing,” Danielle Forward told Native Business. (Courtesy Forward)A member of the Cloverdale...
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Spirit Lake Native Farms: Sustaining Tradition and the Wild Rice Economy
“We migrated to where the food grows on the water, so if we don’t utilize that, we will lose it,” says Bruce Savage, founder of Spirit Lake Native Farms. (Photo by Elizabeth Hoover)This article originally appeared in the June 2019 “Tourism, Agriculture & Natural...
SoftBank’s $100M Opportunity Fund Aims to Back Entrepreneurs of Color
SoftBank has created a $100 million Opportunity Fund to invest in diverse entrepreneurs. (Courtesy flickr)SoftBank, one of the largest tech investment companies in the world, announced Wednesday it would put up $100 million of its own capital to create an Opportunity...
Federal Court Sides With Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Land Suit
“We all share a profound belief in the importance of tribal sovereignty as a vehicle to preserve and protect our culture and traditions. This is what has driven our people to fight day in and day out to ensure our land remains in trust,” Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal...
PPP Flexibility Act Heads to Trump for Signature
The new PPP Flexibility Act loosens restrictions on how small business owners use their funding.The U.S. Senate unanimously voted to approve the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act of 2020 late Wednesday, June 3. The Act offers small business owners...
Yurok Tribe Helps Tribal Businesses, Entrepreneurs in Crisis with $2M in Relief Funding
The Yurok Alliance CDFI is administering a new program to assist Yurok Tribe business owners, who are facing financial difficulties because of COVID-19. (Courtesy Yurok Tribe)Many Yurok Tribe business owners and entrepreneurs have experienced devastating losses due to...
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Decision on Final Commercial Casino License in Arkansas Delayed by Temporary Restraining Order
A temporary restraining order has put the pending review of Cherokee Nation Business’ application to secure a gaming license for Pope County, Arkansas, on hold again.
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New Year’s Day has come and gone, and Tribes are still operating casinos across Oklahoma. While that sends a unified message to Gov. Kevin Stitt, at least two Tribes — the the Kialegee Tribal Town and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians — have signed the...
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Our Success & Finance issue charts the business breakthroughs of Tribes and Tribal entrepreneurs in “The Greatest Success Stories of 2019.” We also pay homage to perseverance and tireless devotion to Indian Country. Ernie Stevens, Jr., and Cheryl Stevens, his wife of 37 years, grace one of the covers. We honor Ernie Stevens’ nearly 20 years of stewardship to Indian gaming as Chairman of NIGA. Tunica-Biloxi Chairman Marshall Pierite is featured on the opposite cover. He shares how gaming helped his Tribe “to transition from a surviving community to a thriving community,” and reflects on recent success in the financial services industry. We shine a light on financial institutions, such as Stearns Bank, and consider the investment strategy of Mno-Bmadsen. Meanwhile, the DOE’s James E. Campos, underscores: “Energy is our new economy, it is our new currency, and Native Americans play a large part in this equation.”
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Wind Creek Casino Launches Real-Money Online Gaming Platform
Only people geolocated in Pennsylvania can cast real-money wagers on www.play.windcreekcasino.com.On the heels of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approving the launch of Wind Creek’s real-money online casino on July 24th, the site is live and open for virtual...
Decision on Final Commercial Casino License in Arkansas Delayed by Temporary Restraining Order
A temporary restraining order has put the pending review of Cherokee Nation Business’ application to secure a gaming license for Pope County, Arkansas, on hold again.
Tribal Casinos Still Operating in Oklahoma: Three Tribes Filed a Lawsuit, Two Signed Extensions
New Year’s Day has come and gone, and Tribes are still operating casinos across Oklahoma. While that sends a unified message to Gov. Kevin Stitt, at least two Tribes — the the Kialegee Tribal Town and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians — have signed the...
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From the Editor: Biden Names Tribal Engagement Director, TANKA Bar’s Multi-Million-Dollar Capital Raise, Tribes Defend Sovereignty
Native Business Executive Editor Carmen Davis (Makah/Chippewa-Cree/Yakama) reflects on what’s happening across Indian Country and why it matters in our weekly “From the Editor.” Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is investing in diverse coalitions and recently made a...
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