Henry Red Cloud: ‘Native Communities Are the Saudi Arabia of Solar’
“With all 568 federally recognized Tribes, there’s 61 gigawatts of power available in solar,” said Henry Red Cloud, founder and owner of Lakota Solar Enterprises (LSE), based on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
Three Number Ones From Inc. Magazine for Big Elk Energy Systems
Big Elk Energy Systems has hit the trifecta. On the just-issued Inc. magazine top 5000 lists, the Tulsa-based firm was ranked number 1 in three categories: manufacturing firms nationwide, companies based in Oklahoma, and companies based in Tulsa.
Hunter Leveraged Her Experience to Grow Tanka Bar Into its Namesake: ‘Larger Than Life’
In the Lakota language, Tanka means “larger than life,” and that’s what the company is becoming.Native Business previously interviewed Karlene Hunter about how she capitalized her Tanka Bar-making business in 2007. We share that original Q&A below. In July, the...
Get to Know the Navajo Creating BuzzFeed’s Digital Tools
Joseph Bergen, Navajo, creates digital tools that streamline BuzzFeed’s media production. The company’s innovation-obsessed culture requires the Senior Software Engineer stay ahead of the latest Internet trends.
CPA Sean McCabe’s Advice for Native Businesses & Opportunities In Front of Indian Country
For 22 years, Sean McCabe has been crunching numbers and helping businesses and organizations with their accounting practices. For the past 12 years, he’s done so under his own banner, the McCabe CPA Group.
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Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce Act to Protect Native Seeds to Ensure Food Security, Economic Development
An Act to protect Native seeds would help Indian Country realize more economic gain in addition to protecting health and traditional food sources.
Former Prosecutor Named General Counsel of Largest Tribal Health System in Country
Nikki Baker-Limore has been selected to serve as general counsel for the largest Tribally operated health system in the United States.
Federal Judge: HUD Can’t Restrict Utah Tribe’s Mortgage Agency
A federal judge in Utah has blocked the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from enforcing a departmental directive that barred a Tribe’s down payment financing for federally insured mortgages.
Meet Chrystal Antao, CEO of Cherokee Data Solutions and a Native Business Top 50 Entrepreneur
For Chrystal Antao, becoming the CEO of Cherokee Data Solutions wasn’t merely a career move — it was stepping forward to lead a family company that had been started from scratch by her mother nearly two decades ago.
Meet Louie Gong, Founder of Eighth Generation and a Native Business Top 50 Entrepreneur
The scale of Eighth Generation’s success is totally unprecedented for a Native-owned business in the arts space.
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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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Mohegan Gaming CEO Mario Kontomerkos: Planning World Domination (No, Really, He Is)
Native businesses compete in the global economy, operating even an ocean away — just look at Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, under the leadership of CEO Mario Kontomerkos.
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Meet Clara Pratte, Founder of Strongbow Strategies and a Native Business Top 50 Entrepreneur
“My mother always told me that there’s no such thing as saying, ‘That’s not my job,’” says Clara Pratte, CEO of Strongbow Strategies, a multi-disciplinary firm.
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