Move to Strip MHA Nation of Missouri River Mineral Rights Is a ‘Land Grab’ and ‘Attack on Our Trust Resources’
“I’m not gonna be around this earth that long,” MHA Nation Chairman Mark N. Fox acknowledged, “but I’ll tell you what. If it takes 100 years to resolve this... then 100 years it shall be." For nearly two centuries, up until recently, the federal government has...
Waséyabek: Non-Gaming Diversification Empowered Tribal Economic Resilience in Face of COVID-19
Waséyabek Development Co.'s headquarters, purchased in October 2018, located in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Courtesy Waséyabek)Because the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi made the strategic decision to diversify away from gaming, the Tribal economy has...
Tourette Association of America Welcomes Newest Board Member, High-Ranking Native American Federal Employee with Tourette Syndrome
Gidner, who has Tourette Syndrome, is a citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa Tribe has served throughout the U.S. Department of the Interior. Bayside, NY -- The Tourette Association of America (TAA), the only national nonprofit organization serving the Tourette...
From Selling Cigs Curbside to Employing More Than 100 on the Seneca Nation
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...
Interior Approves Comanche, Otoe-Missouria Tribal Gaming Compacts in Oklahoma
Otoe-Missouria Tribal Chairman John Shotton (left) and Comanche Nation Chairman William Nelson Sr. (right), announcing in April their new Tribal-state compacts, now approved by Interior.The U.S. Department of Interior has approved two Tribal gaming compacts in...
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Ahtna Intervenes to Seek Rights to Shares of $8B Tribal COVID-19 Relief Funds
Following a federal judge's issue of a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction barring Treasury from disbursing any COVID-19 relief funds designated for Tribal governments to Alaska Native Corporations (ANC), Ahtna, Inc. is stepping in. Ahtna argues...
Chairman Fox: Oil Crisis Threatens to ‘Knockout’ MHA Nation’s Economy
The real “left hook” for the MHA Nation will come in May, followed by the “power-punch knockout” in June, “when we could lose 80 to 90% of our revenue,” said MHA Nation Chairman Mark N. Fox, who favors boxing analogies. If oil prices don’t rebound, the Tribe stands to...
When Should Casinos Reopen? Coeur d’Alene Says Now, Others Wait
Tribal casinos, closed for weeks due to COVID-19, must now decide whether or how much to reopen. Their dilemma mirrors those of businesses all over the U.S., as they try to balance the desire to get back to work with the advice of medical experts and often...
COVID-19 Threatens Accurate 2020 Census Count, Financial Implications for Indian Country
A number of factors hinder the Census Bureau from getting a full and accurate count of residents across Indian Country — a population historically undercounted and thus underfunded.
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Seneca Nation Plans to Open Three Sportsbooks Before Year End, Partners With Buffalo Sabres
Before the end of the year, patrons will be able to place bets at three western New York casinos owned by the Seneca Nation of Indians.
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Holly Gagnon, Seneca Gaming Corporation President and CEO, is a certified CPA who started her career at large accounting firms.
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Michigan Tribal Casino to Open Retail Sportsbook & Launch Statewide BetRivers.com
Online wagering in Michigan pends on a schedule determined by state regulators. Michigan residents can sign-up to be notified immediately when online wagering begins at mi.betrivers.com.Early third quarter 2020, the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians plans to open...
Seneca Nation Plans to Open Three Sportsbooks Before Year End, Partners With Buffalo Sabres
Before the end of the year, patrons will be able to place bets at three western New York casinos owned by the Seneca Nation of Indians.
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Holly Gagnon, Seneca Gaming Corporation President and CEO, is a certified CPA who started her career at large accounting firms.
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Kauffman & Associates, Inc. was recently awarded a Minority Business Development Agency Grant of $300,000 to launch Northwest Native Ventures (NNV)—a business incubator for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian entrepreneurs in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
Startup to Follow: Bison Star Naturals to Build Storefront, Studio at Taos Pueblo
“It’s really cool to be able to start a business, to grow it, and to break ground on a storefront and a warehouse on Tribal land,” said Angelo McHorse, a member of the Taos Pueblo and co-founder of Bison Star Naturals.
Indian Affairs Committee Passes Bill to Establish Business Incubators Program Within Interior
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs passed three pieces of legislation for Indian Country this week, including S. 294, a bill to establish a business incubators program within the Department of the Interior to promote economic development in Indian reservation communities.
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“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...
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