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...
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...
Pressure From Sponsors Spurs NFL Team With Racist Name to Review its Brand
FedEx Field (Flickr CC/Rory Finneren)Washington D.C.’s NFL football team has used a racist slur for its name since 1933. Today, the organization announced it will conduct a “thorough review” of its name and mascot. The move comes after title sponsor FedEx, which has...
Happy 2nd Anniversary, Native Business! Celebrating Impact, Growth & Community
Gary (Cherokee Nation) and Carmen Davis (Makah Tribe), Founders and Publishers of Native BusinessTwo years ago, Gary and Carmen Davis established Native Business as the voice of business in Indian Country. Since day one, our goal has been to empower, inform and...
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Tribal Nations & Consortiums Eligible to Apply for a Cut of the EDA’s $1.5B in CARES Assistance
Tribal Nations and consortiums of Indian Tribes are among those eligible to apply for EDA funds. The Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is accepting applications for CARES Act supplemental funds to help communities prevent, prepare for,...
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....
All $8B in Tribal CARES Relief ‘Needs to Get out the Door, on the Ground’
The Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe will be getting $12 million in relief funding from the CARES Act. (Courtesy ND Indian Affairs Commission/YouTube)On Tuesday, May 5 the Treasury Department announced it would start paying out $4.8 billion of the $8 billion in relief funding...
Hard-Hit Navajo Nation to Receive $600M in CARES Relief
The Nez-Lizer team distributed food, water, and other supplies to 837 Navajo Nation families in the communities of Chichiltah, Bááháálí, Red Rock, Manuelito, and Tsayatoh in New Mexico. (Courtesy Navajo Nation/Facebook)“It is important to begin economic recovery...
Tribal Construction Enterprises Cash In on Lucrative Federal Contracting
Grand Traverse Engineering & Construction (GTEC) was hired to provide construction management services to reconstruct part of the M-72 corridor — a major roadway in the heart of Michigan. This article originally appeared in the March 2019 “Infrastructure” print...
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