San Manuel’s 22nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament Raises $350k for Seven Nonprofits
Photo taken during The San Manuel Golf Tournament’s charity donation event at the Salt Creek Grille in Laguna Beach, CA. The funds will support organizations in healthcare, education and Native American causes. Photo by (Eric Reed/San Manuel Band of Mission Indians). ...
Texas Rangers and Choctaw Announce Naming Rights Partnership for Globe Life Park
Multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue to be called Choctaw Stadium.Arlington, TX —The Texas Rangers and Choctaw Casinos & Resorts today announced a multi-year naming rights partnership for Globe Life Park in Arlington. The multi-purpose sports and...
Gila River Resorts & Casinos Scores Phoenix Suns Starter Jae Crowder in its First Professional Athlete Endorsement Deal
Crowder is the first professional athlete to engage in an endorsement deal with Gila River Resorts & Casinos. Pictured: Jae Crowder relaxes by the pool at Gila River Resorts & Casinos - Wild Horse Pass. Photo courtesy of Gila River Resorts &...
IA2 Receives CDC Foundation Funding to Bring Respite Care, Caregiver Support and Training to Indian country and Alaska Native Communities
Through two innovative partnerships, IA2 will expand best practices for caregiving and provide direct support for respite care to tribal and urban Native communities nationally. The International Association for Indigenous Aging (IA2) announces a grant project...
Casino Del Sol Announces New Retail Sportsbook, Solsports
The spacious 4,000-square-foot venue will surround guests with more than 60 televisions including jumbo flat screens and a high-definition video wall to allow viewing from every angle. TUCSON, AZ – Casino Del Sol is announcing its new sportsbook, SolSports, where...
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Wyoming Tribes Take Over Ownership of the Circle Ridge Oil and Gas Field
“Today is the most significant milestone in the history of the sovereignty of the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone Tribes of the Wind River Indian Reservation,” said Shoshone Business Council Chairman John St. Clair. Ft. Washakie, WY -- The Eastern Shoshone and...
The MBDA American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Business Center Grant Competition is Open
Register now for the June 8th pre-application conference and learn more about this opportunity. The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is seeking proposals to operate one of 13 American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian (AIANNH) MBDA Business...
National Native American Human Resources Association Board of Directors Announce Advisory Committee
NNAHRA is a nonprofit organization with a mission to serve and support human resources professionals and tribal leaders in Indian Country Human Resources and Organizational Development through educational events, networking and professional certification. WASHINGTON,...
Chahta Nowvt Aya: The Journey of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Comes to Life July 23
Grand Opening Date Announced for Choctaw Cultural Center in Durant, an Interactive and Immersive Space that Tells the Story of the Choctaw People and Culture. Durant, Ok – The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma today announced that its new Choctaw Cultural Center, which...
Native American Contractors Association Elects Board of Directors, Names New Co-Chairs
NACA also announces newest members - Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, Seminole Tribe of Florida and Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. Washington, DC –The Native American Contractors Association (NACA) today announces members of its board of directors, elected during the...
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Arizona Tribes Sign Historic Gaming Compact With State, Opening Door for Casino Expansions, New Table Games, and Sports Betting
Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, middle, and Arizona tribal leaders put their signatures on a document at a bill signing allowing a major expansion of sports betting in Arizona at an event at the Heard Museum Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Phoenix. The measure...
Native Business Video Learning: Watch this Gaming Roundtable w/Tribal Leaders of Mississippi Band of Choctaws, Mescalero Apache Tribe & National Indian Gaming Association
Native Business Virtual Summit Gaming Roundtable: Our roundtable discussion evaluates how Tribes continue to build on the success of gaming. Enjoy this informative Native Business Virtual Summit Gaming Roundtable: "Advancing Indian Gaming Past the Coronavirus...
Ucross Foundation Awards Spring 2021 Native American Visual Fellowship to Artist Eliza Naranjo Morse
Naranjo Morse is the seventh Native American artist to receive this award, which includes a four-week residency at Ucross. Ucross, WY — Ucross, the renowned artist residency program, today announced artist Eliza Naranjo Morse (Santa Clara Pueblo) will receive the...
Report: COVID Increased Online Gaming, Another Tribe Announces Plans to Launch Gaming App
The Play Agua® social casino site and app for Agua Caliente Casinos will bring social casino gaming live on iOS, Android, and desktop platforms. (Courtesy Agua Caliente Casinos)During the pandemic, online gambling platforms gained a larger user base, according to a...
From the Editor: The Diversity Case for Native American Inclusion
“Strong evidence reveals that more diverse companies are more innovative, yielding better business performance,” says Native Business Executive Editor Carmen Davis (Makah/Chippewa-Cree/Yakama).A reckoning is happening across the world, though particularly in the...
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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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Native Business Awards Announced! Presentations Taking Place at Native Business Virtual Summit
The five Native Business Awards include: Tribal Sovereignty Champion of the Year Award, Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Business of the Year Award, Tribal Enterprise of the Year Award, and Native Disruptor of the Year Award. Native Business is excited to announce the...
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...
S&K Technologies Wins $22M DOE Contract, Pivots Operations Due to COVID-19
A global small business leader in technology and aerospace, S&K Technologies Inc. is pivoting amid the novel coronavirus pandemic to focus on safety, while continuing to meet its 69 contractual obligations — 45 of which are priority-related for the US Military.
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Las Vegas-Style Games Debut at Gila River Hotels & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass
Gila River Hotels & Casinos executives pose in front of a roulette table several weeks prior to setting up Las Vegas-style live table games on the casino floor at Wild Horse Pass in Chandler. L-R: Joseph Young, Corporate Vice President of Gaming Operations;...
Arizona Tribes Sign Historic Gaming Compact With State, Opening Door for Casino Expansions, New Table Games, and Sports Betting
Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, middle, and Arizona tribal leaders put their signatures on a document at a bill signing allowing a major expansion of sports betting in Arizona at an event at the Heard Museum Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Phoenix. The measure...
Native Business Video Learning: Watch this Gaming Roundtable w/Tribal Leaders of Mississippi Band of Choctaws, Mescalero Apache Tribe & National Indian Gaming Association
Native Business Virtual Summit Gaming Roundtable: Our roundtable discussion evaluates how Tribes continue to build on the success of gaming. Enjoy this informative Native Business Virtual Summit Gaming Roundtable: "Advancing Indian Gaming Past the Coronavirus...
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Hemp Warrior: For Alex White Plume, Sovereign Resolve Is Finally Paying Off
“All living things deserve respect,” says Alex White Plume, Oglala Lakota, who performs a ritual before each hemp harvest. “We tell the plant, ‘Thank you. We’re going to use you.’”
Ho-Chunk Farms to Grow Hemp Through Nebraska Pilot Program
Hemp fields will take root this summer on the Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska. Ho-Chunk Farms was among the 10 businesses and organizations awarded a state license to start hemp farming in 2019.
Ordinance Would Regulate Medical Marijuana Cultivation, Production & Distribution on St. Regis Mohawk Reservation
If approved a draft ordinance would legalize, license and regulate medical marijuana for cultivation, production and distribution on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation in Franklin County, New York.
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Anishinaabe entrepreneur Jennifer Harper’s company Cheekbone Beauty seeks to educate and uplift Indigenous youth through beauty products. (Courtesy Cheekbone Beauty)This article originally appeared in the summer 2019 edition of Native Business Magazine. As an Ojibwe,...
From Batter to Bubbles: Justine Osceola Shares Her Entrepreneurial Journey
Justine Osceola, Founder of Made by Justine O LLC, originally started her career baking cakes. She soon discovered the demand, and her love, of making soaps. (Courtesy Justine Osceola)This article originally appeared in the summer 2019 edition of Native Business...
From EdTech to Coffee Shops: Businesses to Start During a Recession
Wildly successful startups have originated in the depths of recession. Disney came about during the Great Depression. During the last economic downturn, 2007-2009, multiple behemoth brands were born — from Dropbox to WhatsApp — proving empires can rise out of...
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Cherokee Federal Unveils Scout Health Security to Address COVID-19 Crisis
Cherokee Federal unveils Scout Health Security unit to Cherokee Nation leaders and medical professionals at Cherokee Nation’s Outpatient Health Center in Tahlequah.Cherokee Federal recently introduced a new line of products aimed at addressing the global health crisis...
HEROES Act Includes $20B in Direct Funding to Tribes to Counter Coronavirus Impacts
The newly unveiled House Democratic plan, the HEROES Act, or the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, includes another $20 billion in direct funding for Tribal governments to counter “the fiscal impacts” of the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
Native Business Video Learning: Watch and Gain Accounting and Compliance Insights from Sean McCabe – Founder and Managing Member, McCabe CPA Group
Watch this informative video with Mr. Sean McCabe for insights into Tribal and business accounting and compliance insights.Enjoy this insightful and inspiring Native Business Virtual Summit broadcast interview delivering Tribal and business accounting and compliance...
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Gary Davis in USA Today: US Government Must Honor Commitments to Native Americans
“Our people are vulnerable to COVID-19 and our most consistent revenue generator, land-based casino gaming, has disappeared virtually overnight.” —Gary Davis An opinion piece published today in USA Today by Native Business Founder, Publisher and CEO Gary Davis...
Chairman Pierite: Mobiloans Is a ‘Godsend’ for the Tunica-Biloxi and its Consumers
Tunica-Biloxi Chairman Marshall Pierite says Tribal lending entity MobiLoans, LLC, is a lifeline to the Tribe and their consumers during the current coronavirus and financial crisis. While the gaming and hospitality industry may anchor the economy of the Tunica-Biloxi...
Reps. Lead Push for Tribal Small Businesses to Access Relief During Coronavirus
Rep. Sharice Davids, Vice-Chair of the Congressional Native American Caucus, said: "It’s essential that Tribal small businesses can access these critical loan programs as Congress intended so they can pay their employees, keep their businesses afloat, and to help...
San Manuel’s Landmark $14M Gift Means Improved Healthcare for SoCal Natives
Check presentation with San Manuel Chair Ken Ramirez (left), San Manuel Business Committee Member Johnny Hernandez (center), and CGU President Len Jessup (right). (Courtesy San Manuel Band of Mission Indians)The San Manuel Band of Mission Indian’s landmark $14 million...
Indigenomics: Carol Anne Hilton Envisions a $100B Indigenous Economy
Carol Anne Hilton, of Nuu chah nulth descent from the Hesquiaht Nation on Vancouver Island, founded the Indigenomics Institute to strengthen Indigenous economic capacity. She is banking on her future vision of a $100 billion Indigenous economy in Canada.Carol Anne...
WinStar Wallet Introduces Cashless & Touchless Payment Solution
The Chickasaw Nation’s WinStar World Casino and Resort will soon debut a cashless and touchless payment solution. The technology is powered by Everi Holdings’ CashClub Wallet. WinStar, one of the world’s largest casinos, will be the first gaming property to leverage...
Alaska Native Renewable Industries to Build Largest Solar Project in Rural Alaska
A total of 1,440 solar panels will generate an estimated 700,000+ kilowatt hours of electricity a year in the rural city of Kotzebue in Alaska. (ANRI)Wind power has long supplemented high-cost diesel fuel to power energy grids for the city of Kotzebue in Alaska. Now...
Rex A. Rock, Sr.: 25 Years and Counting of Leading Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
Rex A. Rock, Sr., is a Native Business Top 30 CEO. For more than 25 years, Rex Rock, Sr., has been involved with the management of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) — first as a member of its Board of Directors and then, starting in 2010, as its President and...
Navajo Stakeholders Discuss Energy Policy and Opportunities
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and the Háyoołkááł Work Group met last week with the 24 Navajo Nation Council’s Resources and Development Committee at Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort in Leupp, Arizona, to discuss the progress of the Nez-Lizer administration’s...
Mohegan Sun Promotes Kelly McKinnon to CFO
Promoting from within, Mohegan Sun has named its own Kelly McKinnon as Chief Financial Officer. (Courtesy Mohegan Sun)Kelly McKinnon started at Mohegan Sun in 2006 as a Budget Analyst; now she has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer. McKinnon will rejoin the...
Cindy Logsdon Named CEO of Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corporation
Cindy Logsdon, former chief compliance and finance officer for Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corporation, is now CEO.The Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corporation (CDC) — one of the largest Native-owned community development financial...
Meet the Power Players Participating in Our CEO Roundtable at the Native Business Virtual Summit
CEO Roundtable participants Chuck Garrett (left), CEO of Cherokee Nation Businesses, and Derek Valdo, CEO of AMERIND Risk (Not pictured: Troy Clay, CEO of Mno-Bmadsen) Strong leadership Is the ultimate strategic advantage in business. And true leaders innovate and...