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...
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...
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...
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...
Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians Celebrates Ribbon Cutting of its Newly Expanded Rolling Hills Clinic in Red Bluff
Tribal Leadership, Medical Staff and Elected Official Celebrate Opening of Expanded Community Clinic; New Clinic Medical Director Announced. Corning, Calif. – On March 30, 2021, the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians celebrated the official opening of its expanded...
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Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr., Cherokee Nation Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner, Secretary of State Tina Glory Jordan, Chief of Staff Todd Enlow and CNB Government Relations Specialist Ethan Green did a walkthrough at the Tribe’s future meat...
House Rules: How Free-Play Fuels Tribal Gaming Gains
The impact of free-play on casinos' bottom line is as yet unknown, but it's certainly a part of Tribal gaming. (Gilaxia via iStock by Getty Images)From free-play points to discounts at casino restaurants to comped reservations at luxury hotel suites, players know that...
New Partnership Gives Indigenous Filmmakers Platform
Sundance Institute’s Indigenous Program Director Bird Runningwater at the 2015 Native Filmmakers Lab. Sundance will be advising on the partnership for scripts from Indigenous filmmakers. (2015 Sundance Institute | Photo by Babak Dowlatshahi) To increase Indigenous...
INSPIRE Athens Wins License, Mohegan Gaming to Build in Greece
INSPIRE Athens is expected to usher in a new era of tourism growth and economic prosperity for Greece. Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) is officially building “INSPIRE Athens” on the site of the former Hellinikon International Airport in the Greek capital city...
Harper’s Bazaar Shines a Light on Indigenous Entrepreneurs’ Sustainable Fashion Brands
Design by Erin Lux (Courtesy Harper’s Bazaar)Innovation is generally forward-thinking, but it can also be a revival of tradition — and then sold through the modern-day e-commerce market. That’s how Harper’s Bazaar is framing the innovation of fashion, while featuring...
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The COVID-19 pandemic may have temporarily shuttered all 7 of Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment’s (MGE) casinos, but the economic setback, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars each month (March-June) has not slowed down MGE’s plans to proceed with “turning...
FireKeepers Opens First Tribally Owned Sportsbook in Michigan
FireKeepers Casino Hotel and Tribal officials cut a ribbon to mark the grand opening of Dacey’s Sportsbook.Patrons started casting wagers at Dacey's Sportsbook & Taphouse at FireKeepers Casino Hotel on June 22nd. The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi-owned...
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For Indigenous arts entrepreneurs, the world-renowned Santa Fe Indian Market, hosted each August, is the nexus for promoting and selling their creations.
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Hidden Gems: How Rural Casinos are Changing the Game in the Northern Plains
This article was originally published pre-pandemic in the April 2019 gaming issue of Native Business Magazine. At the beginning of the gaming industry in the Northern Plains, some operations got their start as weekly bingo games held in school gymnasiums, converted...
Pandemic Will Not Deter MGE’s Plans for Athens Resort
The COVID-19 pandemic may have temporarily shuttered all 7 of Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment’s (MGE) casinos, but the economic setback, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars each month (March-June) has not slowed down MGE’s plans to proceed with “turning...
FireKeepers Opens First Tribally Owned Sportsbook in Michigan
FireKeepers Casino Hotel and Tribal officials cut a ribbon to mark the grand opening of Dacey’s Sportsbook.Patrons started casting wagers at Dacey's Sportsbook & Taphouse at FireKeepers Casino Hotel on June 22nd. The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi-owned...
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The CARES Act, signed into law amidst the ongoing COVID-19 health and economic crisis, provides for two kinds of small business loans through the Small Business Administration (SBA). For owners of small businesses, this could be crucial relief in a lean time. The two...
Yakama Power: How One Tribe Secured its own Energy Future
Yakama Power provides much more than just electric, high-speed internet and phone service to the sprawling Yakama Nation. The Tribally-owned company is also building a thriving, sustainable economy by providing Tribal members with stable, high-paying jobs.
Energy Keepers Inc. Starts Selling Hydroelectric Power to Washington Utility
Flyovers provide a birds-eye view of the Seliš Ksanka Qĺispe Dam in Montana. (Photo Courtesy Energy Keepers, Inc.) Energy Keepers Inc., is selling hydroelectric power to Washington state utility Puget Sound Energy. The corporation owned by the Confederated Salish and...
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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...
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