Wizipan Little Elk Selected as Bush Fellowship Award Recipient
REDCO CEO, Little Elk, hopes to use his Bush Fellowship to revolutionize social impact investing in Indian Country. Rosebud, SD -- Wizipan Little Elk (Sicangu Lakota Oyate) was selected for the 2021 Bush Fellowship award. Little Elk is the CEO of Rosebud Economic...
Native Business Video Learning: Entrepreneurial Mentoring & Insights from Ahsaki Baa LaFrance Chachere, Founder & CEO of Ah-Shi Beauty
Ahsaki Báá LaFrance Chachere (Dine) speaks to the importance of effective social media engagement and how self-promotion is intrinsic and vital to entrepreneurship. Enjoy this insightful and inspiring Native Business Virtual Summit broadcast interview delivering...
National Native American Human Resources Association Announce the 2019 And 2020 HR Leader Of The Year
The HR Leader of the year award is presented annually during NNAHRA’s national conference, recognizing an HR Leader who has exemplified the strategic role in the past twelve months and who is otherwise an outstanding leader within the HR community. WASHINGTON, D.C. –...
Choctaw Development Fund Awards More Than $340,000 to Town of Broken Bow, Oklahoma
Construction on Phase II of Oka Park to begin and the renovations to the Park will highlight the areas rich Native culture, as evident by the name "Oka", meaning water in Choctaw. Pictured from left to right: Michael Southard, Choctaw Nation Director of Economic...
From the Editor: COVID Has Shown Us That Diversification Is More Important Than Ever
"Whether we’re in the middle of a pandemic, recovering from a pandemic, or not in a pandemic at all, the need for economic diversification across Indian Country is a constant," Carmen Davis the founder, publisher and executive editor of Native Business Magazine.Let’s...
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Eighth Generation Invests in American Textile Manufacturing
COO Serene Lawrence and Dev. Lead Kim Kroeker hold up a blanket design by Shirod Younker (Photo by Emilia Wronski)Eighth Generation, a lifestyle brand owned by the Snoqualmie Tribe, is launching an Urban Manufacturing Initiative (UMI) featuring a line of high-end wool...
Finding Slots in the Forest
“We’re constantly looking at demographics and how we can get more people to our area,” John Neumann, General Manager of Northern Waters Casino Resort, located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, previously told Native Business. This article was originally published...
Calif. Federal Judge Orders BIA to Take Land Into Trust for Buena Vista Rancheria
Harrah's Northern California Casino, located 32 miles southeast of Sacramento on the Buena Vista Rancheria, is owned by the Buena Vista Band of Me-Wuk Indians.The Northern District of California recently granted a motion to place the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk...
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...
MIT to Host Inaugural Indigenous Digital Delegation
Delegate Jackson 2Bears, a Kanien’kehaka (Mohawk) artist and cultural theorist, will bring his work-in-progress, Ne:Kahwistará:ken, a virtual Haudenosaunee longhouse, to workshop at the Indigenous Digital and Media Delegation at MIT.Ten Indigenous media scholars and...
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Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act Would Reaffirm Land Taken Into Trust by DOI
Artist's rendering of the proposed Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort in North CarolinaThe Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act (H.R. 8255) was introduced Tuesday to the U.S. House of Representatives to reaffirm land-trust decisions taken by the Interior Department in March. ...
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...
Meet Justin Notah of Notah’s Southwest Connection and a Native Business Top 50 Entrepreneur
When Justin Notah went off to college at Colorado State University, his mother gave him a shoebox filled with trinkets from the family jewelry business his father started in 1970.
U.S. MBDA InVision Tour to Empower Minority Innovators to Turn Ideas Into Inventions for Commercial Success
The InVision Tour educates minorities on technology transfer and how to use the federal government’s 300-plus laboratories and research centers to create new innovations.
Cherokee Nation Businesses Signs on as Presenting Sponsor of Native Business Summit
Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB) has signed on as the presenting sponsor of the inaugural Native Business Summit, taking place May 13-15, 2019, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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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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$2M Contract With Federal Aviation Administration Awarded to Filtra Systems
Filtra Systems, a Chickasaw Nation Industries family company, has received a $2 million contract with the Federal Aviation Administration.
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How Mohegan Sun Earned the ‘Industry Innovator’ Title
Mohegan Sun Arena pivoted to host multiple bubble-site residencies for major sporting events in recent months, such as College Basketball’s “Bubbleville,” that featured 26 games, many of which were nationally televised, across 10 days in late November and early...
Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act Would Reaffirm Land Taken Into Trust by DOI
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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...
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From Selling Cigs Curbside to Employing More Than 100 on the Seneca Nation
JC Seneca, founder of Six Nations Manufacturing, Native Pride Travel Plaza and BUFFALO Cigarettes. (Photo by Nicole Seneca) This article originally appeared in the March 2019 “Infrastructure” print edition of Native Business Magazine. When JC Seneca, a member of the...
Change Labs Offers Native Entrepreneurs Interest-Free Microloans
Change Labs is stepping in to assist Native small businesses, vendors or artists ineligible for COVID-19 aid or PPP loans. Assistance is available for small business owners who reside on or near the Navajo and Hopi Nations and are facing challenges due to the...
MBDA Seeks Nominations for 2020 National Minority Enterprise Awards
Pictured: Recipients of 2019 Minority Enterprise Awards on stage at the U.S. Minority Business Development Agency’s awards ceremony held on September 9, 2019, in Washington, D.C. It’s time to nominate or apply for a 2020 Minority Enterprise Award — the highest level...
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AISES Honors Naomi Lee, Future Doctor and Military General
In addition to becoming the first Native American Military General, Captain Naomi Lee intends to improve Native health through biomedical and vaccine research, STEM education and mentoring.
Nichole June Maher, Tlingit Expert in Health Equity, Named as CEO of Group Health Foundation
An expert in the field of health equity, Nichole Maher was selected to advance the Group Health Foundation’s aspirations for a vibrant, healthy future in communities across Washington state.
Native Business Awards Announced! Presentations Taking Place at Native Business Virtual Summit
The five Native Business Awards include: Tribal Sovereignty Champion of the Year Award, Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Business of the Year Award, Tribal Enterprise of the Year Award, and Native Disruptor of the Year Award. Native Business is excited to announce the...
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Native Business Summit Inspired Attendees ‘to Conquer & Keep Conquering Our Dreams’
“We all left feeling inspired & ready to conquer & keep conquering our dreams & making a difference and that is PRICELESS,” said Native Business Summit attendee Nicole Seneca.
‘Your Network Is Your Net Worth’: The Native Business Summit Is Underway, Building Bridges Across Indian Country
“Your network is your net worth,” said Gary Davis (Cherokee), Publisher of Native Business Magazine, “and that’s what we’re building here at the Native Business Summit.”
Premiere ‘Native Business Top 50 Entrepreneurs’ Issue Shines a Light on Business Visionaries Across Indian Country
Thousands of subscribers across North America, every member of Congress and all attendees of the Native Business Summit will soon hold in their hands the May 2019 “Native Business Top 50 Entrepreneurs” issue. Our debut “Native Business Top 50 Entrepreneurs” issue...
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Premiere ‘Native Business Top 50 Entrepreneurs’ Issue Shines a Light on Business Visionaries Across Indian Country
Thousands of subscribers across North America, every member of Congress and all attendees of the Native Business Summit will soon hold in their hands the May 2019 “Native Business Top 50 Entrepreneurs” issue. Our debut “Native Business Top 50 Entrepreneurs” issue...
New Executive Director Appointed to Lead National Native Tourism Organization AIANTA
Sherry L. Rupert, of Paiute and Washoe heritage, has been named the new executive director of AIANTA, the nation’s leading national Native tourism organization.
Native Business Magazine’s April ‘Gaming’ Issue Circulates on NIGA Tradeshow Floor, Ships to Members of Congress and Subscribers Internationally
This week the April “Gaming” issue of Native Business Magazine is being distributed at the NIGA 2019 Tradeshow & Convention, taking place April 1-4, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, wherein every attendee will receive a copy.