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...
Criminal Justice Lawyer Rachael Shulman Joins Galanda Broadman
Rachael joins a growing bench of Galanda Broadman team members.Seattle, WA – Rachael Shulman has joined Galanda Broadman PLLC as an Associate. Rachael joins the firm after serving as an Assistant Public Defender in the Missouri State Public Defender’s...
Ute Mountain Casino Hotel Opens Its First-Ever Sportsbook
Indian Energy, LLC Founder Allen G. Cadreau (right) accepts the Business of the Year Award.TOWAOC, CO – In late August of this year, the Ute Mountain Casino Hotel has announced its plan to open the first-ever retail sportsbook powered by IGT’s market-leading...
The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Campus Announces Additional Tenants at Avanyu Plaza
Retail phase II development includes popular dessert shop and plant-based foods eatery. Albuquerque, NM — The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Campus recently announced additional tenants for Phase II of its retail development at Avanyu Plaza, which is located across...
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Gila River Hotels & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass, Lone Butte & Vee Quiva Launches Free-to-Play Online Social Casino
PlayGila allows users to play popular casino games from the palm of their hand and earn rewards that are redeemable at Gila River’s three locations. CHANDLER, AZ – Gila River Hotels & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass, Lone Butte & Vee Quiva is elevating the gaming...
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment Announces Appointment of Ray Pineault as President and Chief Executive Officer
Pineault has been acting as Interim CEO for MGE since March 31, 2021.UNCASVILLE, CT – Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE), developer of awe-inspiring integrated entertainment resorts (IER) worldwide, today announced the appointment of Ray Pineault as its...
Cinda Hughes: Remembering a Lifelong Champion for Native Americans with Disabilities
Cinda Hughes, a member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, passed away on May 19, 2021 at the age of 59.On May 19, Indian Country lost one of its fiercest defenders of the rights of Native Americans with disabilities—and for Native American rights in general—when Cinda...
Native Owned Eighth Generation Announces $30,000 Prize Fund For Wool Blanket Design Contest
Call for three artists to help Eighth Generation design three wool blankets. Seattle, WA -- Eighth Generation, owned by the Snoqualmie Tribe, is announcing the 2021 Wool Blanket Design Contest – the largest one ever. With a prize fund of approximately $30,000, the...
Native Silversmith Candice Ruhl Creates Line of Totem Necklaces to Honor Native Culture and Heritage
Ruhl, a proud member of the Ojibwe Tribe who has been a silversmith for 15 years, When Candice Ruhl’s son encountered discrimination for the first time due to his Native heritage, she knew that she had to do something about it. “I was really upset,” Ruhl told Native...
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Coquille Indian Tribe Announces Tribal Member as CEO of The Mill Casino-Hotel & RV Park
Margaret Simpson, right, will succeed Terri Porcaro as chief executive officer of the Coquille Economic Development Corp., parent company of The Mill Casino-Hotel & RV Park. Photo by Alison Felton, Life’s Milestones LLC NORTH BEND, OR –– The Coquille Indian Tribe...
Comanche Nation Entertainment Breaks Ground on Comanche Cache Casino
On April 3, 2021 the countdown began for Comanche Cache CasinoCache, OK -- Comanche Nation Entertainment, along with its business partners and the Comanche Business Committee, celebrated the official groundbreaking of their newest gaming and entertainment venue....
Cherokee Nation Purchases Will Rogers Birthplace Museum in Oologah
The Cherokee Nation purchased the historic Will Rogers Birthplace Museum in Rogers County, Oklahoma. A small signing ceremony was held at the museum on November 4, 2020 to coincide with Will Rogers’ birthday and formalize the acquisition from the Oklahoma Historical...
Indian Energy LLC Awarded $1.2M by California Energy Commission to Demonstrate Energy Storage Solution
Allen G. Cadreau, CEO of Indian Energy (right), shakes the hand of U.S. Army Major General Christopher Donahue (left). (Courtesy Indian Energy) Without a storage solution, 100% renewable energy penetration is not possible. Indian Energy, LLC holds the final key to...
Targeted Cyberattack of Cache Creek Casino Underscores Need for Data Security
Cache Creek Casino Resort, closed due to a cyberattack, will "remain vigilant in protecting our operation from these network predators.” (Cache Creek)The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation-owned Cache Creek Casino Resort in North Carolina has confirmed that it was targeted in a...
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ANCs Comprise More Than Half of Alaska Business Magazine’s Top 49 List, Account for $15B in Gross Revenue
Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) accounted for more than half of Alaska Business Magazine's recently released “2020 Top 49ers” list. For the 26th consecutive year, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) anchored the list at #1 overall, responsible for more than...
Chickasaw Strategic Pointe, LLC Wins $22M FDA Contract
Chickasaw Strategic Pointe, LLC, a subsidiary of Chickasaw Nation Industries, has been awarded a $22 million contract to deliver pharmacovigilance systems implementation and IT lifecycle support for the FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) II program. “CNI is...
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...
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San Manuel Casino Celebrates 35 Years with Phase One Opening of $760m Resort Expansion Project
Phase one debut gives San Manuel the most slots in the Western United States, a new high-limit gaming room, more dining options, three bars, and three luxury retail shops. Highland, Calif. – After 35 years of delighting customers with premier entertainment, the San...
Coquille Indian Tribe Announces Tribal Member as CEO of The Mill Casino-Hotel & RV Park
Margaret Simpson, right, will succeed Terri Porcaro as chief executive officer of the Coquille Economic Development Corp., parent company of The Mill Casino-Hotel & RV Park. Photo by Alison Felton, Life’s Milestones LLC NORTH BEND, OR –– The Coquille Indian Tribe...
Comanche Nation Entertainment Breaks Ground on Comanche Cache Casino
On April 3, 2021 the countdown began for Comanche Cache CasinoCache, OK -- Comanche Nation Entertainment, along with its business partners and the Comanche Business Committee, celebrated the official groundbreaking of their newest gaming and entertainment venue....
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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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Meet Kaben & Shelby Smallwood, Founders of Symbiotic Aquaponic and Native Business Top 50 Entrepreneurs
Symbiotic Aquaponic is a pioneering company created by Choctaw brothers Kaben and Shelby Smallwood that designs and builds customized backyard and commercial aquaponic farming systems.
Native Business to Release the Inaugural Class of the Native Business Top 50 Entrepreneurs Online
Native Business will be rolling out profiles of the Native Business Top 50 Entrepreneurs online at NativeBusinessMag.com to further uplift and promote their great work.
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Change Labs Wins .ORG Impact Award
“Supporting our Native communities through entrepreneurship is just one way that we can ensure the continued economic sovereignty of the Navajo and Hopi Nations,” said Heather Fleming (Diné), co-founder and Executive Director of Change Labs. The Public Interest...
The Pandemic Is Fueling Female Entrepreneurship
A recent study reveals that female entrepreneurship can improve the global economy to the tune of $2.5 trillion. (iStock) Studies show the pandemic has had a disproportionate effect on women, many of whom are balancing work with motherhood and homeschooling. Yet women...
Choctaw-Owned Common Roots Mercantile Takes Home Top Chahtrapeneuer Award
This year’s top honor from the Choctaw Nation’s Small Business Development Department was awarded to Micky Lloyd (right), owner of Common Roots Mercantile, located in McAlester, Oklahoma.Choctaw Nation’s Small Business Development Department recently revealed its...
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Necessity Was the Mother of Invention: Treating Remote Alaska Natives Via Telemedicine
Cruising the Internet might leave you with the impression that telemedicine is a 21st century invention. So, you might be surprised that telemedicine has been the state-of-the-art for healthcare in Alaska for more than 50 years. Necessity was indeed the mother of...
During Pandemic, Senate Confirms Rear Adm. Michael Weahkee, Zuni, to Lead IHS
With unanimous support from not only the U.S. Senate, but dozens of Tribal Nations, Tribal organizations, and Indian health organizations, Rear Admiral Michael D. Weahkee (Zuni) was confirmed as director of the Indian Health Service on April 21.
Entrepreneur Amongst Native American Hall of Fame 2021 Class of Inductees
Dave Anderson, Ojibwe, of the Famous Daves Barbecue restaurant chain is one of the eight notable Native Americans honored in 2021. Great Falls, MT -- The National Native American Hall of Fame is pleased to announce eight new inductees into this year’s slate of...
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Types of Small-Business Relief Through the CARES Act, and How to Get It
The CARES Act, signed into law amidst the ongoing COVID-19 health and economic crisis, provides for two kinds of small business loans through the Small Business Administration (SBA). For owners of small businesses, this could be crucial relief in a lean time. The two...
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...
Economic Development, Financial Management Experts Launch McCabe Consulting LLC
Sean McCabe [left] and Juan Massey [right] pose for a photo before a panel presentation at the 2020 Reservation Economic Summit in Las Vegas. (Courtesy McCabe Consulting LLC) Native American economic development, fiscal management and government policy experts have...
Morongo Casino Joins the Cashless Gaming Movement
The American Gaming Association has advocated for the casino industry to adopt cashless or digital payment solutions since 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic is speeding up the process. The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the use of cashless solutions — and Morongo...
Inside the Groundbreaking Native Business Virtual Summit Live Broadcast
The first-ever Native Business Virtual Summit live broadcast (NativeBusinessSummit.com) was a success. The event was live streamed to viewers across North America from the Native Business production studios, November 17-20th. The epic, four-day groundbreaking event...
Gila River Hotels & Casinos Bets on Phoenix Suns and Mercury
Gila River gaming enterprise has entered into a new partnership deal with the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury. A partnership between Gila River Hotels & Casinos and the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury will bring all-new amenities to consumers across the Valley...
Gila River to Reach Solar Energy Goals Through Clēnera Partnership
The Gila River Indian Community and Gila River Indian Community Utility Authority (GRICUA) are teaming up with a leading solar developer to reap the power of the hot Arizona sun. The parties are forming a relationship with Clēnera to create a 50 MW solar project...
The Honorable James E. Campos: Advancing Equity in Energy
The Honorable James E. Campos says opportunity exists for all minority groups at the DOE Office of Economic Impact and Diversity — particularly for Native Americans. The Honorable James E. Campos, nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by...
Fond du Lac Band’s Biomass Project Garners Energy Award
The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's environmental specialist and projects manager, Bruno Zager (second from left), received an award for the Band's biomass thermal project from Heating the Midwest with Renewable Energy on January 6th. On the the Fond du...
First Seneca Nation Member Named to Lead Seneca Gaming Corporation
Kevin Nephew, an enrolled member of the Seneca Nation’s Wolf Clan, is responsible for having developed and launched the Seneca Gaming Corporation’s company-wide Continuous Improvement program, which has provided savings and efficiencies to the corporation.The...
Native Women Lead Hires Alicia Ortega to Helm Organization’s Next Step
Native Women Lead has hired Alicia Ortega, former executive director of All Pueblo Council of Governors, to steer the organization into the future. (Courtesy Native Women Lead)Former All Pueblo Council of Governors Executive Director Alicia Ortega, Pueblos of Pojoaque...
Native Business Virtual Summit 2020: Embracing Innovation to Empower Indian Country
The Native Business Virtual Summit 2020 broadcast will take place November 17-20, 2020, live streamed from the Native Business production studios. Native Business Founders and Publishers Gary and Carmen Davis will serve as the hosts of this year’s Summit. In November...