Oklahoma Strikes New Compacts With Otoe-Missouria Tribe, Comanche Nation
The compacts contain updated fee structures and new casino locations, three for each Tribe. The compacts require Interior approval.
Tribal Operator of Largest Native American Health System in US Pivots to Telemedicine
While telemedicine has long been considered a good idea, it is even moreso in this time of emergency. The highly contagious COVID-19 virus has overwhelmed hospitals and endangers the health care workers who are heroically trying to stem the tide.
Native Business Video Learning: Watch this interview on Tribal Online Economic Development and Leveling the Playing Field with Technology
Esteemed panelists discuss the ways that Tribes can leverage the internet to expand their Tribal economiesEnjoy this informative Native Business Virtual Summit Broadcast segment, "Tribal Online Economic Development – Leveling the Playing Field with Technology". Native...
Aaron Schutt on Doyon, Limited’s Growth and Planning for the Next Hundred Years
This feature on Aaron M. Schutt, Doyon, Limited President and CEO, originally appeared as the cover story of Native Business Magazine’s January/February 2019 “Energy” print edition. Aaron Schutt, a Koyukon Athabascan and an enrolled member of the Native Village of…
Harvard: If Feds Do Not Address Tribal Revenue, All Americans Will Suffer
Harvard University’s dire prediction holds that Tribal economies could lose $49.5 billion with the shutdown of non-essential businesses, and that a failure of Tribal economies could imperil whole swaths of the larger American economy.
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Chickasaw Nation Industries Recognizes its Employees Supporting CDC
Chickasaw Nation Industries, Inc. is fulfilling its role in stemming the coronavirus outbreak by continuing its work for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CNI recently acknowledged its employees for both serving on the front lines, in the wake of...
Oklahoma’s Casino Market Is Closed Statewide to Curtail the Coronavirus Outbreak
Oklahoma Tribal gaming properties statewide have temporarily ceased operations to prevent the further spread of coronavirus, according to officials of the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association (OIGA). As the second-largest Indian gaming market nationwide, just shy of...
Tribal Organizations Emphasize Strain of COVID-19 on Tribal Governments
The number of positive tests for COVID-19 has reached a total of 26 for residents of the Navajo Nation. That anecdote merely paints a picture of the escalating situation countrywide, and how all Tribal Nations are severely impacted. Tribal economies are taking a...
Up to $2M in Disaster Loans Available for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
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Foxwoods Resort Casino is the inspiration behind Atlanta Motor Speedway’s plans to open a resort adjacent to its existing racetrack, and invest $1 billion in an entertainment expansion.
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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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SoCal Tribal Casinos Begin Reopening, Some Using Advanced Cleaning Tech
Viejas Casino & Resort reopened May 18 and is among other Tribal casinos using advanced cleaning technologies like UVC. (Courtesy Viejas Casino & Resort / Facebook)Between now and the beginning of June, seven Southern California Tribal casinos have reopening...
Mohegan Gaming Opens Office and Showroom in Japan
Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment’s new office in Tomakomai, Japan, will serve as a homebase for its Japanese staff and act as a showroom for its proposed $3.5 billion-$4.5 billion Integrated Resort (IR).
Atlanta Motor Speedway Plans Family-Friendly Expansion in the Image of Foxwoods Resort Casino
Foxwoods Resort Casino is the inspiration behind Atlanta Motor Speedway’s plans to open a resort adjacent to its existing racetrack, and invest $1 billion in an entertainment expansion.
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DOE Funds Wind, Solar Infrastructure on Tribal Lands
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is providing $9 million to fund tribal energy infrastructure projects— helping Native American and Alaska Native communities harness their vast undeveloped energy resources.
Bumble Fund Invests in Female-Founded Businesses, Prioritizes Diversity
Last year, a mere 2.2 percent of all venture capital funding in the U.S. went to companies founded solely by women. The newly formed Bumble Fund aims to support female-founded, female-led businesses, with a focus on diversity.
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Indian Pueblo Cultural Center & All Pueblo Council of Governors Establish Relief Fund
Two organizations have stepped up to create the Pueblo Relief Fund: the All Pueblo Council of Governors, representing the leadership of the Pueblos of New Mexico, and the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, owned and operated by the Pueblos of New Mexico.
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