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.
Saddleback Communications Completes Fiber to the Home Network Build for Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Upgrade Offers Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Residents High-speed Internet Up to 500Mbps. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Saddleback Communications, a provider of world-class, fiber-based voice and data communications to business and residential customers in the Salt...
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...
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...
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Scholarships to Help Increase Representation of Native Women Pursuing STEM Careers
Increasing the representation of women in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields is vital for America to respond to today’s economic, infrastructure and environmental challenges, states the American Indian College Fund (AICF). The nation’s...
Agreement Grants Tulalip Tribes Cut of State’s Sales Tax From Quil Ceda Village
Quil Ceda Village was conceived and built for business. The 2,200-acre municipality houses not only Tulalip Resort Casino (pictured), but a premium outlet mall; several anchor stores, including Cabela’s, Home Depot and Walmart; a retail center; an amphitheater; and...
Federal Court to Hear Mashpee Wampanoag Appeal
Masphee Wampanoag Chairman Cedric Cromwell in front of the U.S. Capitol on November 14, 2018, during the Mashpee Wampanoag Land Sovereignty March and Rally (Copyright © 2018 NativeBusinessMag.com. All rights reserved.)The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe will finally see its...
Cherokee Nation Work Group to Evaluate Cannabis for Economic & Health Benefits
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. has appointed a Cherokee Nation work group to study opportunities for leveraging hemp and cannabis through commerce, health care and agriculture. The “Executive Work Group on Hemp, Cannabis and Related Opportunities”...
UND to Offer World’s First Doctoral Program in Indigenous Health
Dr. Donald Warne discusses American Indian health policy with UND Master of Public Health Program students at the School of Medicine & Health Sciences. (Photo by Mike Hess, University of North Dakota Photographer) University of North Dakota’s Indians Into Medicine...

