Economic Development, Financial Management Experts Launch McCabe Consulting LLC
Sean McCabe [left] and Juan Massey [right] pose for a photo before a panel presentation at the 2020 Reservation Economic Summit in Las Vegas. (Courtesy McCabe Consulting LLC) Native American economic development, fiscal management and government policy experts have...
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s Fight for Trust Status Is About More than Land
“A Tribal land base is critical for the exercise of Tribal sovereignty, and for the protection and continuation of Tribal culture, and represents the foundation for Tribal economic development,” Cromwell has said. (Photo by Native Business Magazine)‘A grave...
The Grand Canyon Trust Welcomes New Board Chair, Jim Enote
Photo Credit: Jack Dykinga. FLAGSTAFF, AZ — The Grand Canyon Trust is pleased to welcome Jim Enote, CEO of the Colorado Plateau Foundation, as the new chair of the organization’s board of trustees. Enote was elected to a 3-year term on February 5, 2021, assuming the...
Leading Like A Native: Troy Clay Leverages Pokagon Band Strength
Troy Clay is a Native Business Top 30 CEO.“I don’t have all the answers and I am not bashful about that,” says Troy Clay, Pokagon Band of Potawotami, who is President and CEO of Mno-Bmadsen, the non-gaming investment arm of the Pokagon Band's business operations....
The Founder of Morning Light Kombucha on Brewing a Values-Driven Business
Melinda Williamson, an enrolled member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, founded Morning Light Kombucha, a trademarked American Indian Foods product, based in Hoyt, Kansas.Every entrepreneur’s story is unique. Whereas some aspiring small business owners know...
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Choctaw Nation Obtains Public Aircraft Operations Authorization
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is the first Tribal Government to be granted Public Aircraft Operations (PAO) authorization by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) since the new FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 was signed into law. Prior to the FAA Reauthorization...
Yurok Agricultural Corporation Subsidiary Purchases Canning Line
Mad River Brewing Company, owned by the Yurok Agricultural Corporation, has purchased a Wild Goose canning line.
Naat’aanii Development Corporation to Create Managed Health Care System
The business arm of the Navajo Nation plans to create a managed health care entity under New Mexico’s Medicaid program to improve access and quality of health care on the largest Native American reservation in the United States. The Naat’aanii Development Corporation...
Alaska Native Renewable Industries to Build Largest Solar Project in Rural Alaska
A total of 1,440 solar panels will generate an estimated 700,000+ kilowatt hours of electricity a year in the rural city of Kotzebue in Alaska. (ANRI)Wind power has long supplemented high-cost diesel fuel to power energy grids for the city of Kotzebue in Alaska. Now...
Angela Heikes, SMSC Gaming Enterprise CEO, Leads With Trust & Gratitude
Angela Heikes is a Native Business Top 30 CEO.Angela Heikes has been a sure bet for the Minnesota Indian gaming industry for nearly 25 years. In her current role as president and chief executive officer of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) Gaming...

