Mohegan Sun Casino Las Vegas Announces Maximum Momentum Giveaway Winner
The giveaway was launched on the casino’s opening day, March 25, 2021. Photo credit: Mohegan Sun Casino Las Vegas. LAS VEGAS – On Friday, July 3, Mohegan Sun Casino, inside Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, part of Curio Collection by Hilton, selected the winner for the...
Four Winds Casinos Partners with Evolv Technology for Touchless Weapons Detection Screening
Evolv Express®, will help ensure guest and team member safety without the need for guests to individually complete traditional weapons screening methods. New Buffalo, MI –– The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi’s Four Wind Casinos® are pleased to announce a partnership with...
New Meridian Leadership Institute Now Enrolling
Education modules will be accessible via several means, including on-site, live online, pre-recorded virtual, and customizable training programs. ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Enrollment is now open for classes conducted by the Meridian Leadership Institute (Meridian/MLI), a new...
Montana Department of Commerce Announces 14 Native American-Owned Small Businesses Grant Awardees
14 Entrepreneurs will share $86,500 in Tribal Tourism Digital Business Development grants. MONTANA – The Montana Department of Commerce announced $86,500 in funding to support the growth of 14 Native American-owned small businesses through the Tribal Tourism Digital...
Native American Agriculture Fund Invests $1 Million Dollars in Native Youth for 2021
Twenty Grants Awarded For Projects Serving Native Youth Across 115 Tribal Nations. Fayetteville, AR -- The Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) has awarded $1 million dollars to 20 grantees serving Native youth across 115 Tribal Nations. The diverse range of...
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Native Business Video Learning: Watch this Gaming Roundtable w/Tribal Leaders of Mississippi Band of Choctaws, Mescalero Apache Tribe & National Indian Gaming Association
Native Business Virtual Summit Gaming Roundtable: Our roundtable discussion evaluates how Tribes continue to build on the success of gaming. Enjoy this informative Native Business Virtual Summit Gaming Roundtable: "Advancing Indian Gaming Past the Coronavirus...
Day to Honor California Native Americans Will Move to Assembly Floor
Assembly Appropriations Committee approves Ramos’s Assembly Bill 855 on 16-0 bipartisan vote. Sacramento, CA — With approval on April 14, 2021 by the Assembly Appropriations Committee, a measure to allow state and local court employees to receive a paid holiday in...
Native Business Video Learning: Watch this Interview with Successful Native American Entrepreneur JC Seneca
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Coquille Indian Tribe Announces Tribal Member as CEO of The Mill Casino-Hotel & RV Park
Margaret Simpson, right, will succeed Terri Porcaro as chief executive officer of the Coquille Economic Development Corp., parent company of The Mill Casino-Hotel & RV Park. Photo by Alison Felton, Life’s Milestones LLC NORTH BEND, OR –– The Coquille Indian Tribe...
Comanche Nation Entertainment Breaks Ground on Comanche Cache Casino
On April 3, 2021 the countdown began for Comanche Cache CasinoCache, OK -- Comanche Nation Entertainment, along with its business partners and the Comanche Business Committee, celebrated the official groundbreaking of their newest gaming and entertainment venue....
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Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Provides More than $2.5 Billion Impact to Oklahoma in 2019
Choctaw Nation is one of the largest contributors to southeastern Oklahoma, as well as the overall state. DURANT, Okla. — The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma announced on February 25, 2021 that the Tribe had a $2,519,532,303 economic impact on the State of Oklahoma in...
San Manuel Casino Awards Rare $1 Million Jackpot to Guest
A San Manuel Casino Classic Club Serrano member hits a $1 million jackpot playing Fortune Pai Gow Poker Progressive®. Highland, California - San Manuel Casino just became the first California casino to award a $1 million progressive jackpot from a Scientific Games...
Harper’s Bazaar Shines a Light on Indigenous Entrepreneurs’ Sustainable Fashion Brands
Design by Erin Lux (Courtesy Harper’s Bazaar)Innovation is generally forward-thinking, but it can also be a revival of tradition — and then sold through the modern-day e-commerce market. That’s how Harper’s Bazaar is framing the innovation of fashion, while featuring...
Study: Non-Gaming Tribal Businesses in Michigan Generate $288M Economic Impact
Waséyabek Development Co. LLC, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi's non-gaming arm, and Gun Lake Investments, the non-gaming economic investment entity of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, or the Gun Lake Tribe, coinvested in McKay...
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Our Success & Finance issue charts the business breakthroughs of Tribes and Tribal entrepreneurs in “The Greatest Success Stories of 2019.” We also pay homage to perseverance and tireless devotion to Indian Country. Ernie Stevens, Jr., and Cheryl Stevens, his wife of 37 years, grace one of the covers. We honor Ernie Stevens’ nearly 20 years of stewardship to Indian gaming as Chairman of NIGA. Tunica-Biloxi Chairman Marshall Pierite is featured on the opposite cover. He shares how gaming helped his Tribe “to transition from a surviving community to a thriving community,” and reflects on recent success in the financial services industry. We shine a light on financial institutions, such as Stearns Bank, and consider the investment strategy of Mno-Bmadsen. Meanwhile, the DOE’s James E. Campos, underscores: “Energy is our new economy, it is our new currency, and Native Americans play a large part in this equation.”
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Four Tribes’ Federal Construction Contracts Are on the Rise
“We have 20 contracts in negotiations right now, ranging from $900,000 up to $25 million,” says Doyle Lowry, CEO of the Susanville Indian Rancheria's Four Tribes. As the CEO of Four Tribes Construction Services, a general contracting firm owned by the Susanville...
LDF Business Development Corporation Hires First Corporate Retail Director
The Lac du Flambeau Business Development Corporation, the non-gaming business development arm of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, today announced the hiring of its first Corporate Retail Director, Dan Bonavia. RELATED: LDF Construction Wins First...
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...
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Angel Of The Winds Casino Resort Becomes the Exclusive Casino Partner of the Seattle Storm
For the 2021 season the Storm will be playing at the Angel Of The Winds Arena in Everett, Washington. Arlington, WA – Angel Of The Winds Casino Resort is pleased to announce its role as Exclusive Casino Partner of the Seattle Storm. This is the first partnership of...
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Provides More than $2.5 Billion Impact to Oklahoma in 2019
Choctaw Nation is one of the largest contributors to southeastern Oklahoma, as well as the overall state. DURANT, Okla. — The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma announced on February 25, 2021 that the Tribe had a $2,519,532,303 economic impact on the State of Oklahoma in...
San Manuel Casino Awards Rare $1 Million Jackpot to Guest
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Flandreau Tribe Sued USDA Over Failure to Take Action on its Hemp Production Plan, Judge Denies Tribe’s Injunction
“…A delay in approval of the Tribal plan and unlawfully withholding Tribal authority curtails receipt of the Tribal revenue from hemp production at grave cost to Tribal members,” states the Tribe’s May 23 complaint.
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All of Native Botanicals’ products use remedies that are wisdom-backed by Lakota elders, and incorporate traditional healing herbs like sage and yucca, among others. (Courtesy Native Botanicals) “There's a saying in Lakota, The time is now,” Shilo Clifford (Lakota)...
‘Trust, But Verify’: Tribal Tech’s Tried and True Route to Success
“Ask the tough questions and don’t give up. Establish that close relationship with your bank and don’t be afraid of change,” says Vicki Vasques, president and CEO of Tribal Tech, LLC.In 2000, Vicki Vasques retired from the federal government to launch her own...
Chairman Cromwell: Biden-Harris to Restore the Soul of the Nation & Indian Country
“We certainly believe the Biden-Harris Administration will restore our land, respect Tribal sovereignty, protect missing and murdered Indigenous women, and economic development,” Cromwell told Native Business. (Native Business Photo) Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Chairman...
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Chickasaw Nation Builds COVID-19 Test Centers
The Chickasaw Nation is embracing a ‘warrior mentality’ to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Its COVID-19 test centers serve both the Chickasaw people and the greater community.
IHS’ COVID-19 Response Fast-Tracks Modern Telehealth Practices
Telehealth has become a key concept in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Indian Health Service signaled this week that it is part of its technology-enabled strategy. Telehealth is the practice of using secure video communications to handle patients' health...
Native Business Video Learning: Watch Entrepreneur Mentoring & Insights from Lance Gumbs, Shinnecock Tribal Ambassador & CEO of Shinnecock Lobster Shack
Watch this informative video with Mr. Lance Gumbs to get a glimpse into how his entrepreneurial mind thinks and works outside of the box. Enjoy this insightful and inspiring Native Business Virtual Summit broadcast interview delivering entrepreneur mentoring &...
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Honoring Canada’s First Indigenous Woman to Lead a Commercial Lending Institution
The 2020 Indspire Award for Business and Commerce recognizes the groundbreaking career of Dawn Madahbee Leach — the first Indigenous woman in Canada to head up a commercial lending institution.
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...
Cherokee Nation’s Green Energy Investments to Help Reach 25% Carbon Emissions Reduction Goal by 2027
Sixty-six solar panels were recently installed on the roof of Tri-Community W.E.B. Association, which provides low-cost, homemade meals to Cherokee elders. (Cherokee Nation)Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. says the Tribe has a “sacred responsibility”...
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Honoring Our Ancestors Who Built and Sustained Thriving Economies
Fourteen states — Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wisconsin — as well as the District of Columbia and more than 130 cities celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day in place...
Mississippi Band of Choctaws Demonstrate Value of Sports Betting in Indian Country
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw's Timeout Lounge is leading the way in Tribal sports betting, and bringing a new demographic to their resort. (iStock)In May of 2018, the Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), declaring...
Golden Opportunity: Tribes Turn to the Sun to Create a New Energy Economy
Dozens of new solar projects are sprouting up on Native lands across the U.S. as Tribes seek new ways to grow and diversify their economies in sustainable ways that advance sovereignty and power their governments and businesses. The U.S. Department of Energy’s...
Native Business Releases Success & Finance Issue, Honoring Business Breakthroughs of 2019
Our Success & Finance issue charts the business breakthroughs of Tribes and Native entrepreneurs, demonstrating the radically changing landscape of Indian Country’s economy.
Navajo Nation Pilot Project to Convert Methane to Hydrogen for Fuel & More
The Navajo Nation is capturing the excess natural gas vented from its oil-producing operations and converting it to hydrogen.
TIME 100 Most Influential People of 2020 Features Muscogee (Creek) Nation Chief David Hill
Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kansas), a citizen of the Ho-Chunk Nation, penned the TIME 100 profile on Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief David Hill. (MCN Photo) Muscogee (Creek) Nation Principal Chief David Hill has been named to TIME magazine’s 2020 list of the...
From the Editor: Reflections on Service & Legacy, and a Measured Tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Native Business Executive Editor Carmen Davis (Makah/Chippewa-Cree/Yakama) The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg devoted her life to redefining laws that codified discrimination against gender and civil rights. But many of her perspectives and decisions...
Decades of Planning Went Into Tribal Acquisition of Hydroelectric Plant
Flyovers provide a birds-eye view of the Seliš Ksanka Qĺispe Dam in Montana. (Photo Courtesy Energy Keepers, Inc.)A lot of careful planning went into the takeover of the Kerr Dam by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana. In fact, it took 40 years for...