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...
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...
Securing a PPP Loan Helped to Power Tocabe’s Reopening
Tocabe counts two brick-and-mortar locations, plus a food truck. “Within days of the lockdowns beginning we lost 80% of our sales,” Ben Jacobs, the Osage co-founder of Tocabe, told Native Business. (Photo by Rachel Greiman, Green Chair Stories) For more than 11 years,...
Quapaw Nation Keeps the Meat Supply Moving
Angus cattle roam Quapaw lands. Beyond serving outside customers, the Quapaw Nation raises more than 1,300 cattle and bison on their ranch for processing. As a USDA-inspected facility, meat can be shipped across state lines and sold in public markets. (Courtesy Quapaw...
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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...
Treasury to Start Allocating Portion of CARES Funding Based on Population Data
Treasury will distribute 60 percent of the $8 billion to Tribes based on population data, and the remaining 40 percent based on the total number of persons employed by the Indian Tribe and any Tribally-owned entity. Starting today, Tribes will finally begin receiving...
Wind Creek Hospitality Applies for Sports Wagering License in Pennsylvania
Wind Creek Bethlehem, closed since March 15, has submitted its application for a sports wagering license to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, it’s uncertain when American sports will return, and when bettors will have games on which...
Change Labs Chooses 13 Entrepreneurs for 2020 Business Incubator
Kelsey Lee, co-founder of Happy Accidents! Media Production is one of 13 Native-led small businesses and nonprofits chosen for the Change Labs 2020 Business Incubator. (Courtesy Kelsey Lee)In the midst of COVID-19, Change Labs has chosen 13 new entrepreneurs for their...
Haaland, Cole to Introduce Emergency Broadband Bill: ‘COVID-19 DISASTER in Indian Country Act’
Congressional Native American Caucus Co-Chairs, Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico) and Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) will introduce the “COVID-19 DISASTER in Indian Country Act" on Thursday, May 7, directing the FCC to grant Tribes access to spectrum on Tribal lands for immediate,...
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