Preliminary Injunction: Treasury Cannot Disburse Any Tribal CARES Funding to ANCs
Judge Amit Mehta has issued a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction barring Treasury from distributing any COVID-19 relief funds to ANCs.
Small Casinos Can Now Get PPP Funds. The Race Is On
The Trump Administration has scrapped a rule preventing casinos from receiving loans under the Paycheck Protection Plan (PPP), a move that could bring huge benefits to Native communities that rely on gaming as a source of income.
Graton Resort & Casino Announces Industry-Leading Employee Minimum Wage Increases to $18.50 for Non-Tipped Hourly Workers
The Graton Resort & Casino is proud to be a business that leads the marketplace and a place where people can grow their career and support their families. ROHNERT PARK, Calif. – Graton Resort & Casino has announced across-the-board, industry-leading minimum...
USDA Signs Off on Blackfeet, Cayuga and Sac & Fox Hemp Plans
The Blackfeet Nation, the Cayuga Nation and the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa got the go-ahead to implement their hemp production plans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week. The department also approved state hemp regulatory plans...
Native American Bank Issues Millions of Dollars in Small Business Loans, More to Come
Denver-based Native American Bank, N.A. has supported applications for nearly $16 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding to alleviate the COVID-19 health and economic crisis in Indian Country, bank officials announced this week. Dozens of Native...
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Energy Keepers Inc. Starts Selling Hydroelectric Power to Washington Utility
Flyovers provide a birds-eye view of the Seliš Ksanka Qĺispe Dam in Montana. (Photo Courtesy Energy Keepers, Inc.) Energy Keepers Inc., is selling hydroelectric power to Washington state utility Puget Sound Energy. The corporation owned by the Confederated Salish and...
Tribes Sue Commercial Insurers to Cover Costs of Business Disruption
The Chickasaw Nation lawsuit attests its “all risk” insurance policy covers business interruptions. All Chickasaw Nation-owned businesses are temporarily closed to limit the spread of COVID-19, including WinStar World Casino and Resort. Two Oklahoma Tribes are...
Michigan Band Garners a Win in Fight for Federal Status
The case Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians v. Jewell et al. is in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Band's representatives Bart Stupak of Venable LLP will now present evidence to the DOI that shows that under the 2015 rules, the...
Secretary Of Interior Strips Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of its Land
“It begs the question, what is driving our federal trustee's crusade against our reservation?” asks Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Chairman Cedric Cromwell. (Photo by Native Business Magazine)The U.S. Department of the Interior has “disestablished” the Mashpee Wampanoag...
PNM, Jicarilla Apache Nation to Build Solar Source for New Mexico
A first-of-its-kind solar source is coming to Jicarilla Apache land to power cities, municipalities and large businesses across New Mexico to help them achieve their sustainability targets. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission recently approved the PNM Solar...
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