Landmark Victory: Congress Never Disestablished Eastern Okla. as Indian Reservation
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 today that 19 million acres in eastern Oklahoma is Indian land. (Flickr/CC Geoff Livingston)“The federal government promised the Creek a reservation in perpetuity. ... Congress has never withdrawn the promised reservation.” —Justice...
Lakota Founder of Leeway Franks and Leeway Butcher: ‘Adapt to Survive’
Lee Meisel, the Lakota owner/founder of Leeway Franks and Leeway Butcher in Lawrence, Kansas, said of the way entrepreneurs are pivoting business operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic: “We're writing the history book on this right now. And the world's watching.”...
COVID-19 Relief Provides New Funding for Tribal Broadband Access Initiatives
A message from Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP. By: Michael Pryor and Melissa Thevenot Broadband access disparities across rural areas of the country, particularly on tribal lands, is a pervasive problem in need of solution. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has...
From the Editor: FedEx Pressures Redskins, Non-Gaming Economic Impact, Native Business Turns 2 Years Old
Carmen Davis, an enrolled member of the Makah Nation, and also Chippewa-Cree and Yakama, weighs in on the hottest news in business from across Indian Country the week of July 1-7, and offers perspective on this pivotal moment in history. Starting today, Native...
Study: Non-Gaming Tribal Businesses in Michigan Generate $288M Economic Impact
Waséyabek Development Co. LLC, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi's non-gaming arm, and Gun Lake Investments, the non-gaming economic investment entity of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, or the Gun Lake Tribe, coinvested in McKay...
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Foxwoods Has Spent a Couple Million Per Week to Stay Closed. Reopening Is on the Horizon
Since 1992, when Foxwoods debuted, the casino had remained open, weathering “hurricanes, blizzards, power outages … the [2008] financial crisis...” Rodney Butler, Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, told ABC’s Nightline. That is until March 17, 2020,...
Washington Tribes Weigh Reopening Casinos Against COVID-19 Risks; 6 to Reopen
Of Washington gaming Tribes, six will reopen soon, including Angel of the Winds Casino Resort. (Courtesy Angel of the Winds Casino Resort / Facebook)Twenty-two Washington Tribes operate 29 casinos in Washington State, one of the hardest hit states for the COVID-19...
Red Cloud, Solar Energy International to Build the Native American Solar Workforce
Henry Red Cloud's businesses have provided training to Tribal members from more than 50 Tribes. (Courtesy Red Cloud Renewable) Henry Red Cloud, through his Pine Ridge-based renewable energy company, Lakota Solar Enterprises (LSE), and his nonprofit, Red Cloud...
Native Women Taking the Lead in Wake of COVID-19
Pictured, from left, are Native Women Lead co-founders Alicia Ortega, Jaime Gloshay, Jaclyn Roessel, Stephine Poston, Vanessa Roanhorse, and Kim Gleason. (Courtesy Native Women Lead)Native women entrepreneurs will have increased access to capital and other business...
Tribal Nations & Consortiums Eligible to Apply for a Cut of the EDA’s $1.5B in CARES Assistance
Tribal Nations and consortiums of Indian Tribes are among those eligible to apply for EDA funds. The Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is accepting applications for CARES Act supplemental funds to help communities prevent, prepare for,...
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Lac Vieux Desert Band Reaches Historic Milestone With Payment in Full of Long-Held Casino Debt
The Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Indians has paid in full the $30 million loan taken out in 1995 to finance the construction of Lac Vieux Desert Northern Waters Casino Resort.
Grounded by Values of Gratitude & Humility, Brian Parrish Leads Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise
As CEO of Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise, Brian Parrish oversees 1,200 employees at an enterprise with an economic output of more than a billion dollars.
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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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Pandemic Will Not Deter MGE’s Plans for Athens Resort
The COVID-19 pandemic may have temporarily shuttered all 7 of Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment’s (MGE) casinos, but the economic setback, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars each month (March-June) has not slowed down MGE’s plans to proceed with “turning...
Lac Vieux Desert Band Reaches Historic Milestone With Payment in Full of Long-Held Casino Debt
The Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Indians has paid in full the $30 million loan taken out in 1995 to finance the construction of Lac Vieux Desert Northern Waters Casino Resort.
Grounded by Values of Gratitude & Humility, Brian Parrish Leads Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise
As CEO of Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise, Brian Parrish oversees 1,200 employees at an enterprise with an economic output of more than a billion dollars.
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Chef Sean Sherman Wins James Beard Leadership Award
The James Beard Foundation has awarded Sean Sherman, the founder and CEO of The Sioux Chef, another honor, a Leadership Award.Last year, his cookbook The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen won the James Beard Award Winner for Best American Cookbook.Chef Sherman, Oglala...
Change Labs Opens Artist ‘Rezidency’ Opportunities to Native Visual Artists
Construction is underway on Change Labs, the 4,000-square-foot entrepreneurship and co-working space coming to the Navajo Nation in Tuba City, Arizona, in early 2020. While that's in progress, the business accelerator will open Change Labs Studio, a way to jumpstart...
Tribal First, an Alliant Division, Acquires First Nations Broker AFN Insurance
Tribal First, a division of California-based Alliant Underwriting Solutions, has acquired AFN Insurance Brokers, an insurance brokerage serving First Nations across Canada.
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SBA, Treasury Release New EZ and Revised Full Forgiveness PPP Applications
SBA’s new rules have been published; last day to apply for a PPP loan is June 30 Yesterday the U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, posted a revised, borrower-friendly Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan...
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