Landmark Victory: Congress Never Disestablished Eastern Okla. as Indian Reservation
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 today that 19 million acres in eastern Oklahoma is Indian land. (Flickr/CC Geoff Livingston)“The federal government promised the Creek a reservation in perpetuity. ... Congress has never withdrawn the promised reservation.” —Justice...
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.”...
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...
From the Editor: FedEx Pressures Redskins, Non-Gaming Economic Impact, Native Business Turns 2 Years Old
Carmen Davis, an enrolled member of the Makah Nation, and also Chippewa-Cree and Yakama, weighs in on the hottest news in business from across Indian Country the week of July 1-7, and offers perspective on this pivotal moment in history. Starting today, Native...
Study: Non-Gaming Tribal Businesses in Michigan Generate $288M Economic Impact
Waséyabek Development Co. LLC, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi's non-gaming arm, and Gun Lake Investments, the non-gaming economic investment entity of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, or the Gun Lake Tribe, coinvested in McKay...
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ICE North America Digital Kicks Off Monday With Gaming Experts + Distanced Networking
While gaming industry professionals nationwide were set to arrive in New Orleans this week to attend ICE North America, now more than 1,700 registrants (and counting) are planning to meet virtually. The live-stream ICE North America Digital event will focus on...
Foxwoods Has Spent a Couple Million Per Week to Stay Closed. Reopening Is on the Horizon
Since 1992, when Foxwoods debuted, the casino had remained open, weathering “hurricanes, blizzards, power outages … the [2008] financial crisis...” Rodney Butler, Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, told ABC’s Nightline. That is until March 17, 2020,...
Washington Tribes Weigh Reopening Casinos Against COVID-19 Risks; 6 to Reopen
Of Washington gaming Tribes, six will reopen soon, including Angel of the Winds Casino Resort. (Courtesy Angel of the Winds Casino Resort / Facebook)Twenty-two Washington Tribes operate 29 casinos in Washington State, one of the hardest hit states for the COVID-19...
Red Cloud, Solar Energy International to Build the Native American Solar Workforce
Henry Red Cloud's businesses have provided training to Tribal members from more than 50 Tribes. (Courtesy Red Cloud Renewable) Henry Red Cloud, through his Pine Ridge-based renewable energy company, Lakota Solar Enterprises (LSE), and his nonprofit, Red Cloud...
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...
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