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...
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...
Move to Strip MHA Nation of Missouri River Mineral Rights Is a ‘Land Grab’ and ‘Attack on Our Trust Resources’
“I’m not gonna be around this earth that long,” MHA Nation Chairman Mark N. Fox acknowledged, “but I’ll tell you what. If it takes 100 years to resolve this... then 100 years it shall be." For nearly two centuries, up until recently, the federal government has...
Waséyabek: Non-Gaming Diversification Empowered Tribal Economic Resilience in Face of COVID-19
Waséyabek Development Co.'s headquarters, purchased in October 2018, located in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Courtesy Waséyabek)Because the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi made the strategic decision to diversify away from gaming, the Tribal economy has...
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Podcast Episode 11: Jamie Fullmer Talks Tribal Leadership, Unified Vision, Master Planning & More
Note: This podcast was recorded prior to the outbreak of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic On the 11th episode of the Native Business Podcast, hosts Gary (Cherokee Nation) and Carmen Davis (Chippewa-Cree Tribe, Makah Tribe and Yakama Nation), the Founders and...
Hannahville Indian Community Sets Casino Reopening Despite Mich. Gov. Advisory
Hannahville Indian Community owns and operates The Island Resort & Casino in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and plans to begin phases of reopening on May 6 with slot machines, select to-go food, select bars, bingo and retail. (Courtesy Hannahville Indian...
Yakama Nation Pursues Agricultural Expansion Plan to Replace its Dependency on Timber
The Yakama Nation has been heavily involved in the timber industry for decades. The current reservation is 1.377 million acres in South Central, Washington, which includes 600,000 acres of timber lands. (iStock.com / Samson 1976)This article originally appeared in...
First Peoples Fund Debuts Resilience Fund to Support Native Artists & Culture Bearers
First Peoples Fund a national non-profit organization founded in 1995, honors and supports Native artists and culture bearers who are vital in nurturing culturally informed, locally-led community development that enhances tribal economies, guides cultural healing,...
Michigan Tribes Face Service Loss Among COVID-19 Casino Closures
FireKeepers Casino Hotel, one of the largest employers in Battle Creek, Michigan, has been closed since March 16. (Photo by Patman Droneography)All 12 of the federally recognized Tribes in Michigan own and operate casinos, all of which are currently shuttered due to...
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