Native Business Video Learning: Watch Entrepreneur Mentoring & Insights from JC Seneca: Founder, Tallchief Hemp, Native Pride Travel Plaza and Six Nations Manufacturing
Mr. Seneca is a member of the Seneca Nation and started his first business in 1987. Enjoy this insightful and inspiring Native Business Virtual Summit broadcast interview delivering entrepreneur mentoring from Mr. JC Seneca who is the Founder of Tallchief Hemp,...
Winnebago Company Launches Smokable CBD Hemp Product
The new product is called Niota (pronounced NYE-Oh-tah). WINNEBAGO, Nebraska – A new business started by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s economic development entity has launched its first hemp product, a smokable preroll made with CBD flower. Winnebago Agriculture...
Native Owned Hickory Street Kitchen & Cocktails Celebrates Five Years
Pictured above: Tracey and Nik (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate) Sing, the owners of Hickory Street Kitchen and Cocktails located in Sisseton, South Dakota. Sisseton, SD – As the COVID-19 pandemic winds down around the country, many restaurants are picking up the pieces and...
Arizona Tribes Sign Historic Gaming Compact With State, Opening Door for Casino Expansions, New Table Games, and Sports Betting
Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, middle, and Arizona tribal leaders put their signatures on a document at a bill signing allowing a major expansion of sports betting in Arizona at an event at the Heard Museum Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Phoenix. The measure...
National Museum of the American Indian Celebrates Earth Day with its Annual Living Earth Festival
Image credit: duncan1890 Online Festival Features Native American Business Representatives, Films and Youth Leaders on Sustainability and Innovation in Indigenous Agriculture. Washington, D.C. -- In celebration of Earth Day, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the...
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Pechanga Leverages its Partnership With the Los Angeles Chargers to Promote Voter Turnout
Pechanga Resort Casino, a premier sponsor of the Los Angeles Chargers, is urging voters, with the Chargers, to “amplify our voices in the corridors of power.” (chargers.com/community/vote) Pechanga Resort Casino, owned and operated by the Pechanga Band of Luiseño...
From the Editor: The Pandemic Is Forcing Innovation in Gaming
“Diversification can occur within an industry. Tribal gaming arms are actively pursuing new revenue streams and embracing digital innovation,” says Native Business Executive Editor Carmen Davis (Makah/Chippewa-Cree/Yakama). The pandemic spawned a gaming apocalypse — a...
Hunting Season Begins at the Jicarilla Apache Nation’s Lodge and Ranch, a Thriving Business Venture Since 1995
The Jicarilla Apache Nation’s hunting grounds include Horse Lake Mesa Game Park, the largest single elk enclosure in the country. (Courtesy The Lodge and Ranch at Chama)For any angler, hunter or outdoorsman, The Lodge and Ranch at Chama Land and Cattle Company is...
Named Executive Director of The Christensen Fund, Carla F. Fredericks Becomes First Native Person to Lead $300M+ Private Foundation
As an enrolled citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation of North Dakota, Ms. Fredericks will be the First Native American to lead The Christensen Fund, and the first Native person to lead a private foundation of its size. (Courtesy The Christensen Fund and...
License for First Tribal Casino on Las Vegas Strip Corridor Gets Official Approval
Mohegan partnered with Virgin Hotels, the land owner, for its first foray on the Vegas strip resort corridor. Mohegan is set to become the first Tribe to operate a casino in Las Vegas, since Nevada legalized gaming in 1931. The Tribal gaming arm officially received...
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Oklahoma's compacts with more than 30 Tribes automatically renewed on January 1, 2020 for another 15-year term, an Oklahoma federal judge determined yesterday. The compacts are not subject to renegotiating. The ruling hands a victory to the Cherokee, Chickasaw and...
New COO to Further Mohegan Gaming’s International Growth Plans
COO Ray Pineault, who replaces the recently exited Michael Silberling, will guide Mohegan through the COVID-19 pandemic with the goal of enhanced performance and continuous international expansion.New leadership is powering Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE)...
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George Rivera, an artist and former Governor of the Pueblo of Pojoaque, says that one of his strengths is creating cultural icons.
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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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Joy Huntington: Athabascan Entrepreneur Credits Success to Hard Work, Firm Cultural Foundation
Joy Huntington, Koyukon Athabascan, was once expelled from an Alaska boarding school is now one of Indian Country’s business success stories.
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WinStar Wallet Introduces Cashless & Touchless Payment Solution
The Chickasaw Nation’s WinStar World Casino and Resort will soon debut a cashless and touchless payment solution. The technology is powered by Everi Holdings’ CashClub Wallet. WinStar, one of the world’s largest casinos, will be the first gaming property to leverage...
Federal Judge: Oklahoma Tribal Compacts Auto-Renewed January 1 for 15 Years
Oklahoma's compacts with more than 30 Tribes automatically renewed on January 1, 2020 for another 15-year term, an Oklahoma federal judge determined yesterday. The compacts are not subject to renegotiating. The ruling hands a victory to the Cherokee, Chickasaw and...
New COO to Further Mohegan Gaming’s International Growth Plans
COO Ray Pineault, who replaces the recently exited Michael Silberling, will guide Mohegan through the COVID-19 pandemic with the goal of enhanced performance and continuous international expansion.New leadership is powering Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE)...
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Native Women Taking the Lead in Wake of COVID-19
Pictured, from left, are Native Women Lead co-founders Alicia Ortega, Jaime Gloshay, Jaclyn Roessel, Stephine Poston, Vanessa Roanhorse, and Kim Gleason. (Courtesy Native Women Lead)Native women entrepreneurs will have increased access to capital and other business...
How COVID-19 Spurred Eighth Generation to Pivot With Purpose
The COVID-19 crisis has compelled Eighth Generation to support its community with a one-time donation of critical PPE and also to pivot operations to increase in-house production. Pictured: Esther Lucero and Louie Gong outside of the Seattle Indian Health Board....
DOE to Invest More Than $5M in Tribal Energy Infrastructure Projects
Grand Canyon West is the primary economic engine that supports the Hualapai Tribe, attracting more than one million tourists annually as the home of the world-famous Grand Canyon Skywalk (pictured). The Tribe has been awarded a DOE grant to improve the resilience of...
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Native Americans Seemingly Left Out of JPMorgan Chase’s $30B Commitment to Advance Racial Equity
JPMorgan Chase’s $30 billion commitment serves to “drive an inclusive economic recovery, support employees and break down barriers of systemic racism.” But its emphasis on Black and Latinx communities seemingly leaves Native Americans out of the equation. Pictured:...
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Indigenous Cooperatives Fuel Economic Development
As the casino market sector approaches saturation, tribes are now faced with seeking new tools for their economic development toolkit. One promising approach is indigenous cooperatives.
Chickasaw-Owned Tribal All Day Cafe Thrives in Dallas
Community is the heartbeat of Tribal All Day Café. Locals flock to the modern eatery for innovative takes on nutrient-rich foods. The sunlit restaurant debuted in the Bishop Arts District of Dallas in January.
Oweesta’s $10M Native CDFI Capital Pool to Fund Growth in Indian Country
A diverse network of financial institutions have invested in an aggregate $10 million capital pool created by First Nations Oweesta Corporation. The first-of-its-kind capital pool will scale up Oweesta’s efforts
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