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...
Native Business Video Learning: Watch This Empowering Virtual Biz Spotlight feat. Tim Roberts, VP of International Expansion at Cherokee Nation Businesses
Cherokee Nation Businesses has a global footprint with several thousand professionals in 50 States, 26 countries and 2 territories.Enjoy this insightful and inspiring Native Business Virtual Summit Biz "Spotlight" featuring Tim Roberts, Vice President of International...
Tribal Tech, LLC Ranked on Inc. 5000 List, 7-Time Honoree
It was two decades ago when Victoria Vasques (Diegueño of the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians) left her 25-year public service career to launch Tribal Tech, LLC, her 8(a) business headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia. She stepped down from her position at the...
Robert J. Miller: Diversify to Recession-Proof Native Economies
“We need diversification to be more recession proof,” argues Robert J. Miller, a citizen of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe and Professor at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Robert J. Miller, a citizen of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe, insists...
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Northern Arapaho Tribe Granted Nearly $5M for Improved Water Infrastructure and Fighting COVID-19
The Northern Arapaho Tribe received nearly $5 million in federal grants to modernize critical water infrastructure and help combat the spread of COVID-19 on the Wind River Reservation. (Courtesy Northern Arapaho Tribe / Facebook)A $4.5 million federal grant will help...
Cochiti Pueblo Granted $2.9 Million to Close Digital Divide
The State of New Mexico has awarded Cochiti Pueblo nearly $2.9 million in emergency funding to bring high speed Internet to the pueblo. (Courtesy Cochiti Pueblo / Facebook)Inter-Governmental Agreement signed by Pueblo of Cochiti Gov. Charles D. Naranjo and New Mexico...
MHA Nation to Fight Interior Removal of its Missouri River Property & Mineral Rights
Research identifies numerous legal and historical events that support the riverbed ownership of the MHA Nation across nearly two centuries. (Photo Courtesy MHA Nation: Our River, Our Home)“The legal and historical precedent is clear: MHA Nation owns the rights under...
Séka Hills: Estate Grown in the Capay Valley by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation
Olive groves span nearly 500 acres of the Yocha Dehe Valley, the ancestral homelands of the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation. (Courtesy Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation)This article originally appeared in the June 2019 “Tourism, Agriculture & Natural Resources” print edition of...
Chickasaw Management Services to Operate Army Museum Experiential Learning Center
Chickasaw Nation’s Chickasaw Management Services will provide all personnel and services necessary to operate the National Museum of the United States Army Experiential Learning Center under a five-year $4 million contract. The National Museum of the United States...
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Native businesses compete in the global economy, operating even an ocean away — just look at Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, under the leadership of CEO Mario Kontomerkos.
Lisa Billy, Oklahoma Secretary of Native American Affairs, Resigns Over ‘Unnecessary’ State-Tribal Conflict
Lisa Billy (left), Oklahoma’s first Secretary of Native American Affairs, has resigned, stating in a letter to Gov. Kevin Stitt (right) that "it has become increasingly clear you are committed to an unnecessary conflict that poses a real risk of lasting damage to 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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Hannahville Tribe Selects BetAmerica to Enter Michigan Sports Betting Market
Hannahville Indian Community owns and operates The Island Resort & Casino in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. A BetAmerica-branded sportsbook is coming to the Hannahville Indian Community’s casino and its online platforms across Michigan through a partnership with...
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Native businesses compete in the global economy, operating even an ocean away — just look at Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, under the leadership of CEO Mario Kontomerkos.
Lisa Billy, Oklahoma Secretary of Native American Affairs, Resigns Over ‘Unnecessary’ State-Tribal Conflict
Lisa Billy (left), Oklahoma’s first Secretary of Native American Affairs, has resigned, stating in a letter to Gov. Kevin Stitt (right) that "it has become increasingly clear you are committed to an unnecessary conflict that poses a real risk of lasting damage to the...
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Joy Huntington, Founder of Uqaqti Consulting and the Joy Huntington brand has had the courage to take risks. (Courtesy Isaiah Mangum - Fairbanks Brand Studio)This article originally appeared in the summer 2019 edition of Native Business Magazine. Success wasn’t handed...
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