Securing a PPP Loan Helped to Power Tocabe’s Reopening
Tocabe counts two brick-and-mortar locations, plus a food truck. “Within days of the lockdowns beginning we lost 80% of our sales,” Ben Jacobs, the Osage co-founder of Tocabe, told Native Business. (Photo by Rachel Greiman, Green Chair Stories) For more than 11 years,...
Quapaw Nation Keeps the Meat Supply Moving
Angus cattle roam Quapaw lands. Beyond serving outside customers, the Quapaw Nation raises more than 1,300 cattle and bison on their ranch for processing. As a USDA-inspected facility, meat can be shipped across state lines and sold in public markets. (Courtesy Quapaw...
Happy 2nd Anniversary, Native Business! Celebrating Impact, Growth & Community
Gary (Cherokee Nation) and Carmen Davis (Makah Tribe), Founders and Publishers of Native BusinessTwo years ago, Gary and Carmen Davis established Native Business as the voice of business in Indian Country. Since day one, our goal has been to empower, inform and...
Move to Strip MHA Nation of Missouri River Mineral Rights Is a ‘Land Grab’ and ‘Attack on Our Trust Resources’
“I’m not gonna be around this earth that long,” MHA Nation Chairman Mark N. Fox acknowledged, “but I’ll tell you what. If it takes 100 years to resolve this... then 100 years it shall be." For nearly two centuries, up until recently, the federal government has...
Waséyabek: Non-Gaming Diversification Empowered Tribal Economic Resilience in Face of COVID-19
Waséyabek Development Co.'s headquarters, purchased in October 2018, located in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Courtesy Waséyabek)Because the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi made the strategic decision to diversify away from gaming, the Tribal economy has...
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Muscogee (Creek) Nation to Launch Genomic Health Program With HudsonAlpha
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation is breaking into an emerging medical discipline that integrates genomic information in precision medicine. Essentially, a genome, or a complete set of DNA, is mapped to help understand disease risks, potential responses to therapy, and...
Judge Rules: ANCs Entitled to Shares of $8B in CARES Act Funds for Tribes
Treasury reserved $162.3 million, of the $8 billion in COVID-19 relief for Tribes, for Alaska Native Corporations. Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) are eligible for shares of the $8 billion in COVID-19 relief designated for Tribal governments under Title V of the...
IEED to Fund Feasibility Studies for Economic Projects in Opportunity Zones
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created Opportunity Zones to spur economic development and job creation in economically-distressed communities across the United States. There are nearly 9,000 designated Opportunity Zones. (FlickrCC/Berkeley Lab)Native American Business...
From Batter to Bubbles: Justine Osceola Shares Her Entrepreneurial Journey
Justine Osceola, Founder of Made by Justine O LLC, originally started her career baking cakes. She soon discovered the demand, and her love, of making soaps. (Courtesy Justine Osceola)This article originally appeared in the summer 2019 edition of Native Business...
Pandemic Will Not Deter MGE’s Plans for Athens Resort
The COVID-19 pandemic may have temporarily shuttered all 7 of Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment’s (MGE) casinos, but the economic setback, to the tune of tens of millions of dollars each month (March-June) has not slowed down MGE’s plans to proceed with “turning...
FireKeepers Opens First Tribally Owned Sportsbook in Michigan
FireKeepers Casino Hotel and Tribal officials cut a ribbon to mark the grand opening of Dacey’s Sportsbook.Patrons started casting wagers at Dacey's Sportsbook & Taphouse at FireKeepers Casino Hotel on June 22nd. The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi-owned...
Securing a PPP Loan Helped to Power Tocabe’s Reopening
Tocabe counts two brick-and-mortar locations, plus a food truck. “Within days of the lockdowns beginning we lost 80% of our sales,” Ben Jacobs, the Osage co-founder of Tocabe, told Native Business. (Photo by Rachel Greiman, Green Chair Stories) For more than 11 years,...
Washington Tribes Leverage the Cannabis Economy
Remedy Tulalip is based in Quil Ceda Village, the Tulalip Tribes’ shopping/entertainment district, located off the I-5 corridor just north of Seattle. (Genna Martin, Courtesy Remedy Tulalip)This article originally appeared in the June 2019 “Tourism, Agriculture &...
CNB Files Affidavit of Bias Against Lopsided Voter for Arkansas Casino License
The seven-member Arkansas Racing Commission favored the Gulfside Casino Partnership, 637-572, over the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma for the lone casino permit to build in Pope County, Arkansas. But one commissioner’s lopsided score against Cherokee Nation Businesses...
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FireKeepers Opens First Tribally Owned Sportsbook in Michigan
FireKeepers Casino Hotel and Tribal officials cut a ribbon to mark the grand opening of Dacey’s Sportsbook.Patrons started casting wagers at Dacey's Sportsbook & Taphouse at FireKeepers Casino Hotel on June 22nd. The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi-owned...
CNB Files Affidavit of Bias Against Lopsided Voter for Arkansas Casino License
The seven-member Arkansas Racing Commission favored the Gulfside Casino Partnership, 637-572, over the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma for the lone casino permit to build in Pope County, Arkansas. But one commissioner’s lopsided score against Cherokee Nation Businesses...
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.
Shopify Invests in Making Māori E-Commerce Program Available Worldwide
Te Whare Hukahuka CEO Travis O’Keefe said his organization’s program is designed to enable more Indigenous businesses around the world to launch online, sell more and do it more efficiently. (Courtesy Te Whare Hukahuka / YouTube)Global e-commerce giant Shopify is...
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Waséyabek: Non-Gaming Diversification Empowered Tribal Economic Resilience in Face of COVID-19
Waséyabek Development Co.'s headquarters, purchased in October 2018, located in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Courtesy Waséyabek)Because the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi made the strategic decision to diversify away from gaming, the Tribal economy has...
Chickasaw Management Services to Operate Army Museum Experiential Learning Center
Chickasaw Nation’s Chickasaw Management Services will provide all personnel and services necessary to operate the National Museum of the United States Army Experiential Learning Center under a five-year $4 million contract. The National Museum of the United States...
Cherokee Federal Unveils Scout Health Security to Address COVID-19 Crisis
Cherokee Federal unveils Scout Health Security unit to Cherokee Nation leaders and medical professionals at Cherokee Nation’s Outpatient Health Center in Tahlequah.Cherokee Federal recently introduced a new line of products aimed at addressing the global health crisis...
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MGE Reveals Logo for its Las Vegas Destination, Names Strategic New Hires
In September, Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) entered into a multi-year agreement with JC Hospitality to operate the 60,000-square foot gaming space at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, part of Curio Collection by Hilton. The partnership expanded MGE’s growing reach...
FireKeepers Opens First Tribally Owned Sportsbook in Michigan
FireKeepers Casino Hotel and Tribal officials cut a ribbon to mark the grand opening of Dacey’s Sportsbook.Patrons started casting wagers at Dacey's Sportsbook & Taphouse at FireKeepers Casino Hotel on June 22nd. The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi-owned...
CNB Files Affidavit of Bias Against Lopsided Voter for Arkansas Casino License
The seven-member Arkansas Racing Commission favored the Gulfside Casino Partnership, 637-572, over the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma for the lone casino permit to build in Pope County, Arkansas. But one commissioner’s lopsided score against Cherokee Nation Businesses...
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5 More Tribal Hemp Plans Receive Federal Go-Ahead
Five Tribal hemp proposals got the federal green light Thursday. The newly approved plans include those of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in western Oklahoma, Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South...
Yakama Nation Pursues Agricultural Expansion Plan to Replace its Dependency on Timber
The Yakama Nation has been heavily involved in the timber industry for decades. The current reservation is 1.377 million acres in South Central, Washington, which includes 600,000 acres of timber lands. (iStock.com / Samson 1976)This article originally appeared in...
USDA Signs Off on Blackfeet, Cayuga and Sac & Fox Hemp Plans
The Blackfeet Nation, the Cayuga Nation and the Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa got the go-ahead to implement their hemp production plans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week. The department also approved state hemp regulatory plans...
South Dakota OKs Industrial Hemp, But Marijuana Remains Illegal
Two weeks after the Oglala Lakota voted to legalize marijuana on Pine Ridge, the state of South Dakota legalized the growing of hemp. The state's move reverses a long-held policy and is great news for farmers who want to grow hemp. For the Oglala Lakota and other...
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IEED to Fund Feasibility Studies for Economic Projects in Opportunity Zones
The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created Opportunity Zones to spur economic development and job creation in economically-distressed communities across the United States. There are nearly 9,000 designated Opportunity Zones. (FlickrCC/Berkeley Lab)Native American Business...
From Batter to Bubbles: Justine Osceola Shares Her Entrepreneurial Journey
Justine Osceola, Founder of Made by Justine O LLC, originally started her career baking cakes. She soon discovered the demand, and her love, of making soaps. (Courtesy Justine Osceola)This article originally appeared in the summer 2019 edition of Native Business...
Securing a PPP Loan Helped to Power Tocabe’s Reopening
Tocabe counts two brick-and-mortar locations, plus a food truck. “Within days of the lockdowns beginning we lost 80% of our sales,” Ben Jacobs, the Osage co-founder of Tocabe, told Native Business. (Photo by Rachel Greiman, Green Chair Stories) For more than 11 years,...
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All Native Group, a Ho-Chunk, Inc. Subsidiary, Partners With IHS to Lead COVID-19 Response
Employees from All Native Group, a division of Ho-Chunk, Inc., will comprise the Indian Health Service (IHS) Critical Care Response Team, created to provide life-saving medical care to COVID-19 patients across 44 federally and Tribally managed IHS facilities. These...
Updated ‘Broken Promises’ Report Will Hold Administration Accountable to Indian Country
"Congress will have an opportunity to address the longstanding failures of the federal government," said Congresswoman Deb Haaland. The Coronavius pandemic has exacerbated the problems already identified in the report Broken Promises: Continuing Federal Funding...
Happy 2nd Anniversary, Native Business! Celebrating Impact, Growth & Community
Gary (Cherokee Nation) and Carmen Davis (Makah Tribe), Founders and Publishers of Native BusinessTwo years ago, Gary and Carmen Davis established Native Business as the voice of business in Indian Country. Since day one, our goal has been to empower, inform and...
The Seasoned Strategist: William ‘Sonny’ Johnson, President and CEO, Pearl River Resort
Under the leadership of William “Sonny” Johnson, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians’ Pearl River Resort became the first casino outside of Nevada to open a Tribally owned and independently operated sportsbook.
Meet CEO Jim Allen, Guitar Hero of the Hard Rock
Jim Allen, Chairman of Hard Rock International and CEO of Seminole Gaming, has shown industry leadership by example.
SBA, Treasury Release New EZ and Revised Full Forgiveness PPP Applications
SBA’s new rules have been published; last day to apply for a PPP loan is June 30 Yesterday the U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, posted a revised, borrower-friendly Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan...
SoftBank’s $100M Opportunity Fund Aims to Back Entrepreneurs of Color
SoftBank has created a $100 million Opportunity Fund to invest in diverse entrepreneurs. (Courtesy flickr)SoftBank, one of the largest tech investment companies in the world, announced Wednesday it would put up $100 million of its own capital to create an Opportunity...
Yurok Tribe Helps Tribal Businesses, Entrepreneurs in Crisis with $2M in Relief Funding
The Yurok Alliance CDFI is administering a new program to assist Yurok Tribe business owners, who are facing financial difficulties because of COVID-19. (Courtesy Yurok Tribe)Many Yurok Tribe business owners and entrepreneurs have experienced devastating losses due to...
NANA Helped a Remote Village Transition From Traditional Power to a Modern Microgrid
NANA Regional Corporation helped take a community in Buckland, Alaska, located just shy of the Arctic Circle, from traditional power to a modern microgrid. (NANA Corporation)This article originally appeared in Native Business Magazine’s January/February 2019 “Energy”...
Shopify Invests in Making Māori E-Commerce Program Available Worldwide
Te Whare Hukahuka CEO Travis O’Keefe said his organization’s program is designed to enable more Indigenous businesses around the world to launch online, sell more and do it more efficiently. (Courtesy Te Whare Hukahuka / YouTube)Global e-commerce giant Shopify is...
Native Women Taking the Lead in Wake of COVID-19
Pictured, from left, are Native Women Lead co-founders Alicia Ortega, Jaime Gloshay, Jaclyn Roessel, Stephine Poston, Vanessa Roanhorse, and Kim Gleason. (Courtesy Native Women Lead)Native women entrepreneurs will have increased access to capital and other business...
Lance Morgan on Ho-Chunk, Inc.’s 25-Year History of Growth
Lance Morgan was 25 years old when he was tasked with figuring out how to diversify the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s economy away from gaming. (Courtesy Ho-Chunk, Inc.)This feature originally appeared as the cover story of the March 2019 “Infrastructure” print...
NANA Helped a Remote Village Transition From Traditional Power to a Modern Microgrid
NANA Regional Corporation helped take a community in Buckland, Alaska, located just shy of the Arctic Circle, from traditional power to a modern microgrid. (NANA Corporation)This article originally appeared in Native Business Magazine’s January/February 2019 “Energy”...
Doyon, Ltd. Obtains Majority Stake in Tectonic Metals
Doyon, Limited, one of Alaska's largest Native regional corporations, has acquired a 22.3% ownership stake in Tectonic Metals Inc. Doyon's $1,500,000 investment strengthens its existing partnership with the Canadian junior mining company. Tectonic was founded by a...
Podcast Episode 11: Jamie Fullmer Talks Tribal Leadership, Unified Vision, Master Planning & More
Note: This podcast was recorded prior to the outbreak of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic On the 11th episode of the Native Business Podcast, hosts Gary (Cherokee Nation) and Carmen Davis (Chippewa-Cree Tribe, Makah Tribe and Yakama Nation), the Founders and...
During Pandemic, Senate Confirms Rear Adm. Michael Weahkee, Zuni, to Lead IHS
With unanimous support from not only the U.S. Senate, but dozens of Tribal Nations, Tribal organizations, and Indian health organizations, Rear Admiral Michael D. Weahkee (Zuni) was confirmed as director of the Indian Health Service on April 21.
San Manuel Elects Ken Ramirez as Chairman
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians is ushering in a shift, or shuffle, in leadership at an uncertain and strenuous time for Tribal Nations across the country: in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic.
