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...
BetMGM Partners with Gila River Hotels & Casinos and Arizona Cardinals for Sports Betting
Gila River Hotels & Casinos operates three Arizona locations, all owned by the Gila River Indian Community: Wild Horse Pass, Lone Butte, and Vee Quiva. All three will feature custom built BetMGM Sportsbooks, set to open near football season, reflective of its...
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...
CNN Dumps Rick Santorum Over Native American Comments; NCAI says ‘Justice is Served’
At the heart of Santorum’s offensive remarks were claims that European settlers “birthed a nation from nothing. I mean, there was nothing here.” Since April, news network CNN has been under fire for its ties to former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum after he made...
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Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Invests Millions in Fast-Tracked Healthcare Project
The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska is transforming the former Black Hills Natural Gas building into a pharmacy and clinic offering dental, medical and mental health services, reported the Lincoln Journal-Star. The Tribe purchased the natural gas building early this year for...
FN95 Manufacturing Plant Opens on Wiikwemkoong Territory in Ontario
Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory Anishinaabe-made medical grade masks will be shipped across Canada. (Screen capture courtesy FirstTel Communications Corp., via Northern Ontario Business)A new mask manufacturing facility on Wiikwemkoong territory — a First Nation on...
EBCI Forms LLC to Grow its Holdings in Commercial Gaming Sector
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians plans to expand its gaming foothold with the purchase of commercial casino properties, according to Principal Chief Richard Sneed. (Photo Courtesy Clemson University)The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council (EBCI) has...
‘Tribe to Tribe Commerce Is the Future’: Yurok & San Manuel Embrace Inter-Tribal Trade
Two Tribes in California are resurrecting inter-Tribal trade. The Yurok Tribe's Mad River Brewing Co., one of the first Tribally owned breweries in the country, will distribute its beer to the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians’ casino near Los Angeles, California. ...
Netflix to Invest $1B in NM Production Hub Expansion; Commits to Support Minority Filmmakers
As Netflix grows its production hub presence in New Mexico with a $1 billion investment, the streaming service is also committed to supporting Native American, Latino, Black and other underrepresented content creators and filmmakers. Netflix will provide training...
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Another Michigan Tribal Casino Starts Accepting Sports Wagers
The BetAmerica Sportsbook at Island Resort & Casino touts 25 large-screen televisions and boasts the largest high definition video wall in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.A retail sportsbook has opened at Island Resort & Casino in Harris, in the Upper...
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ilani Casino Resort named Top Casino in the Northwest by Casino Player Magazine for the fourth consecutive year. (ilani Casino Resort/Facebook)Since the Cowlitz Indian Tribe opened ilani Casino Resort near La Center, Washington on April 24, 2017, it has been named Top...
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While the full cast has yet to be announced, Martin Sensmeier, who is also executive producing the Jim Thorpe biopic, will star as Thorpe.
Cherokee Nation Businesses Subsidiaries Announce Projects With Federal Departments
Cherokee Services Group and Cherokee Nation System Solutions, both subsidiaries of Cherokee Nation Businesses, recently announced agreements to assist the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of the Interior, respectively.
Virtual Reality & Coding Academy Coming to High School on Navajo Nation
A virtual reality (VR) and coding academy is coming to Whitehorse High School on the Navajo Nation reservation. Principal Kim Schaefer hopes the VR initiative will prepare a new generation of Navajo students for entrepreneurship or successful careers.
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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...
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Tulalip Resort Casino Celebrates “Taste Washington” Throughout March with Featured Wine Selections from Leading Wineries
Six venues will feature hand-picked red and white wines from across Washington State. Tulalip, WA - Residents of the Pacific Northwest are now able to spring into some tantalizing wine selections by leading Washington state winemakers as Tulalip Resort Casino...
Another Michigan Tribal Casino Starts Accepting Sports Wagers
The BetAmerica Sportsbook at Island Resort & Casino touts 25 large-screen televisions and boasts the largest high definition video wall in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.A retail sportsbook has opened at Island Resort & Casino in Harris, in the Upper...
For Fourth Straight Year, ilani Named Top Casino Resort in the Northwest
ilani Casino Resort named Top Casino in the Northwest by Casino Player Magazine for the fourth consecutive year. (ilani Casino Resort/Facebook)Since the Cowlitz Indian Tribe opened ilani Casino Resort near La Center, Washington on April 24, 2017, it has been named Top...
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Wells Fargo to Donate All PPP Fees, $400M, to Small Business Support
Wells Fargo is launching a $400 million fund to donate PPP fees to small businesses, primarily to those that are minority-owned.As the pandemic continues to have far-reaching impacts across the country, Wells Fargo has recognized how Indian Country is confronted with...
Native Woman-Owned Gallery Curates Art for Sycuan Casino Resort
The headboard in this guest room at Sycuan Casino Resort features a print of an original painting of a canyon live oak, one of the Sycuan Kumeyaay Nation’s cultural touchstones. (Courtesy Ruth-Ann Thorn)This article originally appeared in the summer 2019 edition of...
Lakota Founder of Leeway Franks and Leeway Butcher: ‘Adapt to Survive’
Lee Meisel, the Lakota owner/founder of Leeway Franks and Leeway Butcher in Lawrence, Kansas, said of the way entrepreneurs are pivoting business operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic: “We're writing the history book on this right now. And the world's watching.”...
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Health Is Wealth: From a Tribal Medical School to a Native-Owned Midwifery Center, These Were Our Top Healthcare Stories of 2018
As the popular adage goes, health is wealth. Tribes and indigenous entrepreneurs across Indian Country are taking proactive, sovereign control over the health of their tribal communities and future generations.
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...
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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.
Mohegan Sun Launches Free-to-Play Sportsbook App
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Santiago X to Inspire Indigenous Future-Scapes at Chicago Architecture Biennial
Santiago X, a self-described “Indigenous Futurist,” is contributing a large-scale installation to the 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial.
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Las Vegas Shooting Anniversary Sparks Reminder for Casinos to Prepare; Snoqualmie Casino’s Active Shooter Response Training Demonstrates How
The second anniversary of the Las Vegas shooting prompts the casino industry to be prepared for a worst-case scenario.
At G2E, Lynn Valbuena & C-Suite Executives to Offer Distinctly Female Perspective on Global Gaming Industry
Lynn Valbuena, Chairwoman of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, will represent Indian Country among a panel of C-suite executives who will provide a distinctly female perspective on the global gaming industry.
San Manuel’s New CEO Establishes Core Leadership Team to Lead Organization into the Future
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians CEO Loren Gill has formed a core leadership team to support the Tribe in its governmental and commercial endeavors.