Circling Raven Ranks No. 19 Nationally in ‘Golfweek’s Best U.S. Casino Courses’
Golfweek course raters clearly value the Tribe’s mission and its admirable execution at Circling Raven. Worley, ID – Circling Raven Golf Club garnered the No. 19 ranking in “Golfweek’s Best U.S. Casino Courses, 2021,” the annual compilation of America’s finest casino...
DOE Awards $12 Million to American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
Funding to maximize deployment of energy technology. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today $12 million in funding to 13 American Indian and Alaska Native communities across the nation for projects that will reduce energy costs and...
American Indigenous Business Leaders & American Indian Graduate Center Award $20K to Native Student Entrepreneurs
Inaugural Business Pitch Competition hosted at AIBL’s annual national conference in Las Vegas. Missoula, MT – American Indigenous Business Leaders (AIBL) and American Indian Graduate Center partnered to award $20K to four Native American student entrepreneurs to...
Four Native Organizations Secure $3 Million from W.K. Kellogg Foundation to Expand Native Entrepreneurship Support
Change Labs, Native Community Capital, Native Women Lead, and New Mexico Community Capital will launch a new entity to boost locally-driven entrepreneurial ecosystems and economic development in Southwestern Indigenous communities. Albuquerque, NM -- The W.K....
U.S. Dept of Commerce Invests $3.2 Million to Support Elk Valley Tribe’s Business Development & Job Growth Efforts
The mission of the U.S. Economic Development Administration is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting competitiveness and preparing the nation's regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy. WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of...
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The American Indian Graduate Center, a national nonprofit organization providing educational assistance to American Indian and Alaska Native college students throughout the United States, administers the scholarship. Albuquerque, NM – REDW LLC, one of the...
Consolidated Construction Co., Inc. Teams with HKG Architects to Design, Build COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation Facility for Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribe
This rendering shows the COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation Facility (on left) that was built in late 2020 and an additional second wing with micro apartment rooms (on right) being constructed now to house short-term COVID-19 patients for the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate...
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Provides More than $2.5 Billion Impact to Oklahoma in 2019
Choctaw Nation is one of the largest contributors to southeastern Oklahoma, as well as the overall state. DURANT, Okla. — The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma announced on February 25, 2021 that the Tribe had a $2,519,532,303 economic impact on the State of Oklahoma in...
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U.S. Navy’s Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers Southwest artisans work on an F/A-18 Super Hornet. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott Janes)Cherokee Federal Red Wing has been selected to join the U.S. Navy’s Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers’ first ever multibillion-dollar...
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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...
Hidden Gems: How Rural Casinos are Changing the Game in the Northern Plains
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“People, Performance and Partnership” are Victoria Vasques’ watchwords — and woven into every aspect of her 8(a) company, Tribal Tech, LLC.Victoria Vasques (Diegueño of the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians) has been named a 2020 Women Who Mean Business honoree by...
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Native Pride Travel Plaza houses a smoke shop, gas station, high-speed Diesel pumps and popular diner in Irving, New York — where founder JC Seneca is pictured enjoying a cup of coffee. (Courtesy Seneca)It takes a leap of faith to follow a vision. JC Seneca, a Seneca...
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NANA Helped a Remote Village Transition From Traditional Power to a Modern Microgrid
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AMERIND Risk: Native Led (by CEO Derek Valdo) and Native Owned
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Sitnasuak Native Corporation Welcomes New CEO
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