Native CPA Firm Defends Tribal Financial Sovereignty
What every Tribal government should know about audit preparation is simple: it can bolster a nation’s sovereign immunity.
Q&A With Dr. Courtney Lewis, Author of Sovereign Entrepreneurs
“One-industry economies like casinos cannot thrive long-term without small business support,” says Dr. Courtney Lewis, author of Sovereign Entrepreneurs.
3 Tips From a Serial, Cree Entrepreneur Whose Pânsâwân Business Is Thriving Worldwide
Christopher Ian Gladue's business Pȃnsȃwȃn—meaning “thin sliced meat” in Cree—spread like wildfire across Alberta, then Canada, then internationally. (Pȃnsȃwȃn)“Epic” is not an exaggeration for the long and winding entrepreneurial journey of Christopher Ian Gladue. A...
A Tribally Owned Bank With $195 Million in Assets and Growing Shares ‘The Woodlands Way’
In 1996, the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe purchased a local bank in Minnesota, which would become what is now Woodlands National Bank.
Gary Davis Delivers Keynote Address at Amazon’s Corporate Campus on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Gary Davis’ keynote speech at Amazon’s corporate campus focused on diversity, inclusion and Native representation — or misrepresentation and underrepresentation — in the media.
Native Business NEWS
The Nation Builder: Jason Campbell Gives All his Energy to Advancing Spokane Sovereignty
“If Jason Campbell were a chess player, he would be a grandmaster,” says Mike Tedesco, Executive Director of the Spokane Tribe of Indians.
Navajo Generating Station Powers Down, Nation Considers Future of Energy Economics on Reservation
The largest coal-fired power plant in the West, in operation since 1974 near Page, Arizona, has shut down.
Senate Confirms E. Sequoyah Simermeyer as National Indian Gaming Commission Chair
E. Sequoyah Simermeyer’s legal experience and knowledge of Indian gaming empowers him to effectively oversee the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC)
Tribal Telecom Company to Upgrade Broadband Infrastructure With $4.3M Grant
“Geographically, we are only a short drive away from the second-largest city in New York, but digitally, we are generations behind. We are changing that.”
Iskwew Air CEO Teara Fraser Named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women
Teara Fraser, Iskwew Air CEO, has been named a Women’s Executive Network (WXN) 2019 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner.

