Chehalis Tribe’s Distillery Pivots From Spirits to Hand Sanitizer
Rather than craft-distilled liquor, the first product that came out of distillation tanks on the Chehalis Reservation was hand sanitizer.Come late June, partners the Chehalis Tribe of Indians and Heritage Distilling Company will officially debut their 35,000...
Lance Morgan on Ho-Chunk, Inc.’s 25-Year History of Growth
Lance Morgan was 25 years old when he was tasked with figuring out how to diversify the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s economy away from gaming. (Courtesy Ho-Chunk, Inc.)This feature originally appeared as the cover story of the March 2019 “Infrastructure” print...
Comcast RISE Accepting Applications to Help Empower BIPOC Business Owners with Tools, Expertise and Resources Needed to Navigate Economic Effects of Pandemic
Comcast RISE stands for “Representation, Investment, Strength and Empowerment”At Native Business we’ve always used our platform to celebrate, invest in and highlight Indigenous businesses and brands. We uplift and elevate each other so that we can rise together. ...
Executive Order to Remove Regulations to Stimulate Economic Recovery
The “Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery” executive order intends to spur the post-pandemic economy by waiving agency regulations. “The virus has attacked our nation’s economy as well as its health,” states the White House announcement. President Donald...
Tribal Diagnostics Takes on COVID-19 Testing While Guarding Tribal Sovereignty
A Tribal Diagnostic lab tech conducts COVID-19 testing on April 23, 2020. (Courtesy Tribal Diagnostics)Native-owned Tribal Diagnostics recently shifted to conduct COVID-19 testing in its Oklahoma City lab. While the company counts clients across the nation, founder...
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South Dakota OKs Industrial Hemp, But Marijuana Remains Illegal
Two weeks after the Oglala Lakota voted to legalize marijuana on Pine Ridge, the state of South Dakota legalized the growing of hemp. The state's move reverses a long-held policy and is great news for farmers who want to grow hemp. For the Oglala Lakota and other...
Aaron Schutt on Doyon, Limited’s Growth and Planning for the Next Hundred Years
This feature on Aaron M. Schutt, Doyon, Limited President and CEO, originally appeared as the cover story of Native Business Magazine’s January/February 2019 “Energy” print edition. Aaron Schutt, a Koyukon Athabascan and an enrolled member of the Native Village of…
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center & All Pueblo Council of Governors Establish Relief Fund
Two organizations have stepped up to create the Pueblo Relief Fund: the All Pueblo Council of Governors, representing the leadership of the Pueblos of New Mexico, and the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, owned and operated by the Pueblos of New Mexico.
NIGA Asks Tribes to Join Legislative Push for Gaming Inclusion in Next COVID-19 Relief
In a letter to Tribal members this week, NIGA leaders Ernie Stevens Jr., Jason Giles and Danielle Her Many Horses urged Tribes to advocate fiercely for Tribal gaming inclusion in the next COVID-19 federal relief package.
6 Tribes Sue Treasury Secretary Mnuchin to Stop Tribal CARES Funding to ANCs
Meanwhile, ANCs assert: “The CARES Act is unambiguous: Alaska Native villages, Alaska Native regional corporations, and Alaska Native village corporations are ‘tribes’ under the CARES Act.”
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