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...
Gila River Hotels & Casinos Launches Awareness Campaign to Show Impact of Tribal Gaming Contributions
Children admire one of the Phoenix Zoo’s magnificent elephants. The grant from Gila River Hotels & Casinos helped fund many capital projects including an expansion of the elephant habitat. Sacaton, AZ -- Tribal gaming is much more than slots, poker or...
Pressure From Sponsors Spurs NFL Team With Racist Name to Review its Brand
FedEx Field (Flickr CC/Rory Finneren)Washington D.C.’s NFL football team has used a racist slur for its name since 1933. Today, the organization announced it will conduct a “thorough review” of its name and mascot. The move comes after title sponsor FedEx, which has...
Happy 2nd Anniversary, Native Business! Celebrating Impact, Growth & Community
Gary (Cherokee Nation) and Carmen Davis (Makah Tribe), Founders and Publishers of Native BusinessTwo years ago, Gary and Carmen Davis established Native Business as the voice of business in Indian Country. Since day one, our goal has been to empower, inform and...
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How COVID-19 Spurred Eighth Generation to Pivot With Purpose
The COVID-19 crisis has compelled Eighth Generation to support its community with a one-time donation of critical PPE and also to pivot operations to increase in-house production. Pictured: Esther Lucero and Louie Gong outside of the Seattle Indian Health Board....
All $8B in Tribal CARES Relief ‘Needs to Get out the Door, on the Ground’
The Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe will be getting $12 million in relief funding from the CARES Act. (Courtesy ND Indian Affairs Commission/YouTube)On Tuesday, May 5 the Treasury Department announced it would start paying out $4.8 billion of the $8 billion in relief funding...
Hard-Hit Navajo Nation to Receive $600M in CARES Relief
The Nez-Lizer team distributed food, water, and other supplies to 837 Navajo Nation families in the communities of Chichiltah, Bááháálí, Red Rock, Manuelito, and Tsayatoh in New Mexico. (Courtesy Navajo Nation/Facebook)“It is important to begin economic recovery...
Tribal Construction Enterprises Cash In on Lucrative Federal Contracting
Grand Traverse Engineering & Construction (GTEC) was hired to provide construction management services to reconstruct part of the M-72 corridor — a major roadway in the heart of Michigan. This article originally appeared in the March 2019 “Infrastructure” print...
DOE to Invest More Than $5M in Tribal Energy Infrastructure Projects
Grand Canyon West is the primary economic engine that supports the Hualapai Tribe, attracting more than one million tourists annually as the home of the world-famous Grand Canyon Skywalk (pictured). The Tribe has been awarded a DOE grant to improve the resilience of...
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Mohegan Secures Development Partner for Inspire Korea, Awaits Decision on Inspire Athens
Inspire Korea, Mohegan’s ambitious $5 billion integrated resort, is rising in Incheon, South Korea. Phase one of construction, priced at $1.6 billion, is underway with a forecasted opening date of early 2022.
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Chickasaw Nation Gov. Bill Anoatubby has initiated communication with the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), forewarning that a “formal dispute may be imminent.”
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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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FireKeepers Opens First Tribally Owned Sportsbook in Michigan
FireKeepers Casino Hotel and Tribal officials cut a ribbon to mark the grand opening of Dacey’s Sportsbook.Patrons started casting wagers at Dacey's Sportsbook & Taphouse at FireKeepers Casino Hotel on June 22nd. The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi-owned...
Mohegan Secures Development Partner for Inspire Korea, Awaits Decision on Inspire Athens
Inspire Korea, Mohegan’s ambitious $5 billion integrated resort, is rising in Incheon, South Korea. Phase one of construction, priced at $1.6 billion, is underway with a forecasted opening date of early 2022.
Standoff Escalates Between Oklahoma Tribes and Gov. Kevin Stitt
Chickasaw Nation Gov. Bill Anoatubby has initiated communication with the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), forewarning that a “formal dispute may be imminent.”
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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.
Change Labs, a Silicon Valley-Style Co-working Space & Business Incubator, Is Coming to Tuba City on the Navajo Nation
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JC Seneca, founder of Six Nations Manufacturing, Native Pride Travel Plaza and BUFFALO Cigarettes. (Photo by Nicole Seneca) This article originally appeared in the March 2019 “Infrastructure” print edition of Native Business Magazine. When JC Seneca, a member of the...
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