Gila River Indian Community Member Completes Arizona Coyotes Mentorship Program
Tyler Owens at Gila River Arena on June 24, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Kelsey Grant/Arizona Coyotes) Mentees applying for the program in the future will have the ability to shadow many different departments including the Arizona Coyotes Foundation,...
Two Temecula Resort Restaurants Earn Acclaim from Wine Spectator with the Award Of Excellence
Pechanga Resort Casino’s Great Oak Steakhouse and Temecula Creek Inn’s Cork Fire Kitchen Impress with National Recognition. TEMECULA, CA – Only two Temecula restaurants can claim the distinction of being awarded Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence for 2021. The...
NAVFAC EXWC Awards Indian Energy, LLC Cooperative Research and Development Agreement
Left to Right: Allen G Cadreau, Indian Energy Chief Executive Officer and Henry J Boulley Jr, Indian Energy Chief Operating Officer. Photo by: Sarah MacMillanPort Hueneme, CA - Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) announces its...
Chahta Nowvt Aya: The Journey of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Comes to Life with New Choctaw Cultural Center
Interactive and Immersive Space Tells the Story of the Choctaw People and Culture. Pictured above: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Chief Gary Batton and members of the Choctaw Nation Tribal council. Durant, OK – The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Cultural Center, which tells...
Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians Renews Annual $350,000 Contribution to Tehama County
The Tribe also agreed to match the county with a $75,000 contribution that will create and fund an Economic Development position in Tehama County. Corning, CA – The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)...
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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....
COVID-19 Relief Provides New Funding for Tribal Broadband Access Initiatives
A message from Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP. By: Michael Pryor and Melissa Thevenot Broadband access disparities across rural areas of the country, particularly on tribal lands, is a pervasive problem in need of solution. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has...
Cache Creek Bolsters Talent Pool with Two Key Leadership Hires
Region’s Largest Casino Resort Welcomes New Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Financial Officer. BROOKS, Calif. – Cache Creek Casino Resort, Northern California’s largest casino resort, announced that Stephen Bailey has been named Vice President of...
Gila River Hotels & Casinos Launches Awareness Campaign to Show Impact of Tribal Gaming Contributions
Children admire one of the Phoenix Zoo’s magnificent elephants. The grant from Gila River Hotels & Casinos helped fund many capital projects including an expansion of the elephant habitat. Sacaton, AZ -- Tribal gaming is much more than slots, poker or...
Comcast and Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Announce Broadband Expansion
Nearly $3 million invested to expand broadband service to 600 homes in and around the Tribe’s community campus. AUBURN, WASHINGTON – On March 29, 2021, Comcast and Muckleshoot Indian Tribe announced expanded broadband service to 600 homes and businesses located on...
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Sky Ute Casino Resort Is Launching an Esports-Dedicated Sportsbook Online Across Colorado
Sky Ute Casino Resort’s esports book will offer 24/7 in-play wagering through a partnership with GameCO and USBookmaking. (GameCo)Esports wagering has risen sharply worldwide since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Now Sky Ute Casino Resort will debut the...
Hard Rock International to Grow its Global Online Presence With Hard Rock Digital
Hard Rock International has launched Hard Rock Digital, a vehicle for interactive gaming and sports betting, globally. (Hard Rock Digital)In 2006, the Seminole Tribe of Florida acquiredHard Rock International in a $965 million deal. Since then, the international...
The Shine Network Will Empower and Celebrate Indigenous Women
Jennifer Podemski launched The Shine Network to empower and celebrate Indigenous women in film and television. (Courtesy jenniferpodemski.com)Indigenous women are chronically underrepresented both on screen and behind the camera in Canada’s film and television...
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Native Business’ move to digital distribution via the Native Business App and increased investment in our digital platforms have empowered our media company to continue operations unencumbered by the coronavirus pandemic and financial crisis.
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It was a marriage made in business heaven: Pojoaque’s almost 12,000 acres of real estate and highly varying and inaccessible topography, combined with Wildflower International’s partnership with UAS drone manufacturer Silent Falcon.
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Inside Cherokee-Owned Chloeta, a Multi-Million Dollar Emergency Management Staffing Company
Chloeta [shuh-lay-tuh] is a Cherokee entrepreneur-owned emergency management staffing company that helps businesses and the U.S. government deal with natural and human-caused disasters. (Chloeta)While 2020 may be shaping up as a year of overlapping disasters —...
David Nimmo, Chickasaw Nation Industries: A High-Powered CEO With a ‘Servant’s Heart’
David Nimmo, President and CEO of CNI: “Like all of the Native Business CEOs, I am driven by the opportunity to help the resilient and deserving Tribal citizens enhance the quality of their life following years of failed federal policy.”
LDF Construction Wins First 8(a) Contract for $1 Million
LDF Construction President Randy Soulier told Native Business that securing its contract from the USDA comes 18 months after becoming 8(a) certified.
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Pechanga Resort Casino Says Thanks to Vaccinated Team Members with $100 Gift Cards
The Vaccination Gratitude Gift Cards, valued at $100 after taxes, have helped encourage hundreds more team members to take this important step toward ending the pandemic. TEMECULA, CA – Pechanga Resort Casino is saying thank you to its team members who have received...
Sky Ute Casino Resort Is Launching an Esports-Dedicated Sportsbook Online Across Colorado
Sky Ute Casino Resort’s esports book will offer 24/7 in-play wagering through a partnership with GameCO and USBookmaking. (GameCo)Esports wagering has risen sharply worldwide since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Now Sky Ute Casino Resort will debut the...
Hard Rock International to Grow its Global Online Presence With Hard Rock Digital
Hard Rock International has launched Hard Rock Digital, a vehicle for interactive gaming and sports betting, globally. (Hard Rock Digital)In 2006, the Seminole Tribe of Florida acquiredHard Rock International in a $965 million deal. Since then, the international...
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Two Tribes Make Headway on Cannabis Legalization to Drive Economic Opportunity
The Elk Valley Rancheria got a greenlight on its cannabis license from country supervisors, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is launching a study to evaluate legalizing cannabis on the Qualla Boudary.
Trump Signs Farm Bill, Opens Hemp Distribution Channels
The national prohibition on industrial hemp has been lifted. Yesterday President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law.
New Farm Bill to Overhaul Hemp Industry
The 2018 Farm Bill legalizes commercial production of hemp and explicitly honors tribes’ authority to implement programs that allow the cultivation of industrial hemp—regardless of state law.
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Pre-early bird registration rates for what is sure to be one of the most dynamic business events in Indian Country end this Friday, November 30.
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From the Editor: Indigenous Self-Determination Through the Business of Food Sovereignty
Native Business Executive Editor Carmen Davis (Makah/Chippewa-Cree/Yakama) As a people, we are self-sufficient when we can feed ourselves. That’s one of the baseline measuring sticks and intentions of entrepreneurship: creating a sustainable business that empowers...
‘Gather’ Documentary Shines Light on Native Self-Determination Through Food Security
“We're celebrating Apache foodways in a kitchen that was built by Apaches for Apaches,” says White Mountain Apache chef Nephi Craig of Café Gozhóó in the documentary film “Gather.” (Gather)“You want to attack a people and wipe them out?” White Mountain Apache chef...
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Chuck Garrett, CEO, Cherokee Nation Businesses: Becoming the Best Employer
Chuck Garrett, a member of the Cherokee Nation, oversees what is often referred to as the economic engine of his Tribe.
Senators Urge Pence to Approve COVID-19 Emergency Funds for Tribes
Hospitals nationwide are preparing to treat what could be millions of admissions nationwide as cases of COVID-19 spread, according to the American Hospital Association.
Native Business Video Learning: Watch this interview with Professor Robert Miller, Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law at ASU
Professor Robert Miller pursuing cross-sector economic development and keeping money and resources in Indian Country by reviving private entrepreneurship and developing human capital.Enjoy this insightful and inspiring Native Business Virtual Summit one on one...
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A Tribally Owned Bank With $195 Million in Assets and Growing Shares ‘The Woodlands Way’
In 1996, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe purchased a local bank in Minnesota, which would become what is now Woodlands National Bank.
Financial Literacy Made Easy: NAFSA’s Online Playlists Serve as a Primer to Deeper Financial Understanding
The Native American Financial Services Association’s (NAFSA) Financial Literacy Program is an unbiased source of streamlined, educational information.
Native Business Drops its Leadership Issue, Honoring the Top 30 CEOs in Indian Country
Native Business’ Leadership issue shines a light on the Top 30 CEOs in Indian Country.
The Return of the NFL Is Spurring Sports Betting Revenue
The recent return of the biggest sports leagues is satisfying bettor demand that built up during the pandemic.In a COVID-19-crippled economy, with social distancing rules in effect, casinos aren't packing 'em in like they used to. But with the return of professional...
From the Editor: Tell Your Own Story & Improve Indigenous Representation
In our weekly “From the Editor,” Native Business Executive Editor Carmen Davis (Makah/Chippewa-Cree/Yakama) speaks to your responsibility to tell your story and reclaim Indigenous representation. If there’s one piece of advice I give to Native entrepreneurs, it’s...
10 Leadership Lessons From CEOs of Tribal Enterprises and Native-Owned Businesses
Left to right: Stephanie A. Bryan, Tribal Chair & CEO of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians; Jason Campbell, CEO of Sovereign Power; Kenneth Manuel, CEO of Gila River Hotels & Casinos; and Kathy George (Seneca), CEO of FireKeepers Casino HotelStrong Leadership...
Navajo Nation to Support New Mexico’s Diversified Energy Economy With Paragon Bitsi Ranch Solar Development
The Navajo Nation is paving the path forward for the development of its Paragon Bitsi Ranch solar development project in the Navajo community of Huerfano in the state of New Mexico.
Lawmakers Praise Federal Ruling on Navajo Coal Mining to ‘Save Jobs and Revenue for Another 30 Years’
Two lawmakers gave praise on the 9th circuit ruling against green groups from blocking revenues, jobs and energy sustainability for the Navajo people.
Honoring Sovereign Immunity, 9th Circuit Dismisses Challenge to Coal Mining on Navajo Nation
On the grounds of Tribal sovereign immunity, yesterday a federal court dismissed a challenge by environmental groups to expanded coal mining on the Navajo Nation to power the Four Corners Power Plant.
Seneca Gaming Corp. Reduces Annuity Payments, Appoints Interim CEO
The Seneca Nation will initiate a phased, multi-week reopening process of its three gaming facilities in early June.The coronavirus pandemic has impacted not only the Seneca Nation's health system but its economy. With three casinos closed, and nearly 4,000...
Podcast Episode 11: Jamie Fullmer Talks Tribal Leadership, Unified Vision, Master Planning & More
Note: This podcast was recorded prior to the outbreak of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic On the 11th episode of the Native Business Podcast, hosts Gary (Cherokee Nation) and Carmen Davis (Chippewa-Cree Tribe, Makah Tribe and Yakama Nation), the Founders and...
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.