Postponement of Santa Fe Indian Market to Impact Livelihoods of Native Artists
With Santa Fe Indian Market called off until 2021, Native artists look for virtual avenues to offset their losses.
Tribal Gaming Excluded From SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program
A brief ray of hope came when the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, providing $2.2 trillion in aid, including $349 billion in forgivable loans to small businesses to cover payroll and expenses during the COVID-19 crisis. ...
REDW CELEBRATES 2020 RECIPIENTS OF FIRM’S ANNUAL NATIVE AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP IN ACCOUNTING ADMINISTERED BY AIGC
The American Indian Graduate Center, a national nonprofit organization providing educational assistance to American Indian and Alaska Native college students throughout the United States, administers the scholarship. Albuquerque, NM – REDW LLC, one of the...
Closed Tribal Casinos Donate Tons of Food in Time of Need
Pechanga Warehouse team member Darren Henderson lifts eggs on a pallet jack. (Photo Courtesy Pechanga Resort Casino) Tribal casinos nationwide have temporarily shut down to flatten the curve of COVID-19. Meanwhile, their restaurants are stepping up to care for their...
Types of Small-Business Relief Through the CARES Act, and How to Get It
The CARES Act, signed into law amidst the ongoing COVID-19 health and economic crisis, provides for two kinds of small business loans through the Small Business Administration (SBA). For owners of small businesses, this could be crucial relief in a lean time. The two...
Native Business NEWS
DOI Grants Catawba Indian Nation Land in Trust for Casino in North Carolina
Long sought federal approval to open a casino in North Carolina has finally come for the South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation.
Oglala Lakota Nation Envisions Cannabis Resort as Driving Economic Force
On March 10, members of the Oglala Lakota Nation cast a landslide vote in favor of legalizing marijuana for recreational and medicinal use on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The Tribe is exercising its sovereignty in a state where marijuana is currently...
NIGA Releases New Statement on its Indian Gaming 2020 Tradeshow in San Diego
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a new executive order Thursday in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring the cancellation of large gatherings of more than 250 people.
First Sports Bets Cast at Michigan Casinos, Tribal Sites Not Live Yet
Onsite sports betting debuted March 11th in Michigan — a state teeming with 24 Tribal casinos — in time for the start of March Madness on March 17.
Chuck Garrett, CEO, Cherokee Nation Businesses: Becoming the Best Employer
Chuck Garrett, a member of the Cherokee Nation, oversees what is often referred to as the economic engine of his Tribe.

