Breakdown of How the $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill Would Impact Indian Country
A $2 trillion stimulus deal, the largest economic stimulus measure in U.S. history, aims to rescue a shutdown economy amidst the coronavirus outbreak. The agreement reached Wednesday between the White House and Senate leaders would authorize loans and grants to small...
Pontiac Group Offers Drone Delivery of Life-Saving Medical Supplies
Pontiac Group was co-founded by visionary entrepreneurs Jonathon Araujo, Odawa from the Wikwemikong First Nation; and Jacob Taylor, Mississauga from Curve Lake First Nation. The Ohsweken, Ontario-based business acts as a think tank, innovating solutions for problems...
Grant Competition is NOW OPEN for MBDA Business Centers
Want to operate an MBDA Business Center? Visit www.MBDA.gov/grants for more info. Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is seeking proposals to open and operate an MBDA Business Center to provide technical...
Up to $2M in Disaster Loans Available for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
Entrepreneurs seeking to sustain their small businesses amidst the COVID-19 outbreak may be able to seek disaster funding assistance through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Small businesses across the economic landscape can apply for loans up to $2...
FCC Moves Create Broadband Opportunities For Pacific Northwest Tribes
Tribes in the Pacific Northwest seem poised to narrow the digital divide, thanks to a couple recent actions by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The digital divide, a term that's been with us for over 20 years, describes the discrepancy between those who...
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USDA Approves Three More Tribes’ Hemp Plans
On Thursday, plans for hemp production put forth by the Otoe-Missouria Tribe, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and the Santee Sioux Nation were approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the nation’s Domestic Hemp Production Program. These latest...
Colorado Grants First Sports Betting Licenses, Tribes May Enter Market
The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe has stated its intent to open a sports betting facility at its Ute Mountain Casino, near Towaoc, 10 miles south of Cortez. Colorado, home to two Tribal casinos and more than 30 commercial gaming venues, opened up sports betting statewide in...
Navajo Nation, New Mexico’s San Juan County to Assess Railroad Project
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez, Vice President Myron Lizer and San Juan County Commission Chairman Jack Fortner signed an MOU during a ceremony held at the San Juan College School of Energy in Farmington, New Mexico on Thursday. (Navajo Nation)The Navajo Nation...
AMERIND Risk: Native Led (by CEO Derek Valdo) and Native Owned
Derek Valdo is a Native Business Top 30 CEO.Since 2012, Derek Valdo (Acoma Pueblo) has been CEO of AMERIND Risk, the nation’s only insurance company that is 100 percent Tribally owned with 100 percent Tribal clients. Under his leadership, AMERIND Risk has almost...
HUD Secretary Ben Carson Announces $655M for Tribal Housing
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson announced this week more than $655 million in Indian Housing Block Grants (IHBG) to Native American Tribes in 38 States. The Navajo Nation has received the largest sum of money to increase...
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Bernadine Burnette: Humble Beginnings Helped Her to Lead Tribe to Prosperity
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation President Bernadine Burnette has been part of her Tribal community’s success story for more than 20 years and is also one of Native America’s most-honored woman leaders.
Oneida Nation Opens Largest Sportsbook in New York
Yellow Brick Road Casino wasn’t among the first in the race to open a sportsbook in New York — but it’s certainly the largest at nearly 9,000-square feet.
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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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Tribal Leaders Respond to Assertions by Okla. Legislators That New Gaming Compacts Are ‘Legally Flawed’
Oklahoma House and Senate leaders sent a joint letter to Gov. Kevin Stitt stating that he overstepped his authority when he signed gaming compacts with the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and the Comanche Nation.
Bernadine Burnette: Humble Beginnings Helped Her to Lead Tribe to Prosperity
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation President Bernadine Burnette has been part of her Tribal community’s success story for more than 20 years and is also one of Native America’s most-honored woman leaders.
Oneida Nation Opens Largest Sportsbook in New York
Yellow Brick Road Casino wasn’t among the first in the race to open a sportsbook in New York — but it’s certainly the largest at nearly 9,000-square feet.
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The Founder of Morning Light Kombucha on Brewing a Values-Driven Business
Melinda Williamson, an enrolled member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, founded Morning Light Kombucha, a trademarked American Indian Foods product, based in Hoyt, Kansas.Every entrepreneur’s story is unique. Whereas some aspiring small business owners know...
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