Brian Decorah Is Pechanga Resort Casino’s First Native American Top Executive
With nearly 25 years in the gaming industry, all of it within Tribal gaming establishments, Brian Decorah brings a wealth of experience to his new role at the west coast’s largest resort/casino. Decorah, a member of the Ho-Chunk Nation, will serve as as general...
A Backstage Pass to Top Entertainment Venues in Indian Country
According to a 2018 Nielsen Music report, 52 percent of the U.S. population attends a live music event each year. For many Tribal enterprises with entertainment venues in their business mix, that’s music to their ears. In 2017 alone, revenue from concert ticket sales...
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Receives Grants to Further Ecological Education Initiative and Provide Seed Distribution for Native Communities
Initiative Kicks off with February WebinarAlbuquerque, NM - The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center’s (IPCC) Resilience Garden, in Partnership with Flower Hill Institute (FHI), has received a $25,000 grant from the Colorado Plateau for its Pueblo SEEDSS (Sowing Ecological...
Tunica-Biloxi Chairman Marshall Pierite: Cherishing the Past and Building for the Future
Marshall Pierite is not only Chairman of the Tunica Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana; he’s also a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, a small business owner, a former social worker, a father, and a husband. “But the most important title I cherish is being a servant to all,”...
UW Launches Wind River Startup Challenge With $25K in Seed Funding
“Economic development must occur at the grassroots level in order to be successful,” says James Trosper, director of UW’s High Plains American Indian Research Institute. “With this startup challenge, community members will lead the change rather than wait for...
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Another Tribe Joins the Lawsuit Against Gov. Stitt
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation owns and operates Grand Casino Hotel and Resort (pictured) and FireLake Casino. Gov. Kevin Stitt has responded to a federal lawsuit filed by the Chickasaw, Choctaw and Cherokee Nations by asking the judge to declare Class III gaming...
SBA’s Jovita Carranza Pledges More Opportunity for Women & Underserved Entrepreneurs
Jovita Carranza recently took the helm as the 26th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Administrator Carranza will lead the only federal agency exclusively dedicated to assisting small business owners and entrepreneurs in starting, growing, and...
Executive Leader Named for New Agua Caliente Casino, Slated to Open in Fall 2020
The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, which operates two other casinos in the Coachella Valley, is gearing up for the opening of its third gaming venue in Cathedral City, California. The new casino is rising along Highway 111, a main drag that links Palm Springs...
UW Launches Wind River Startup Challenge With $25K in Seed Funding
“Economic development must occur at the grassroots level in order to be successful,” says James Trosper, director of UW’s High Plains American Indian Research Institute. “With this startup challenge, community members will lead the change rather than wait for...
NAFSA: Helping Tribes Succeed in the Financial Services Industry For Nearly a Decade
Seven years ago, in July of 2012, the Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA) was formed when two smaller groups—the Native American Lending Alliance and the Native American Fair Commerce Coalition—decided to join forces. In so doing, they could pool...
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