Native Nations Own Broadband Spectrum on Tribal Lands: Haaland, Warren Bill to Grant Permanent Access
“Our DIGITAL Reservations bill will help Tribes fully realize self-governance and protect their sovereign right to manage their own natural resources on Tribal lands and ensure Native communities aren’t stuck in the digital divide,” said Congresswoman Haaland.If...
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...
Rio Reimagined to Revitalize Rivers & Spur Economic Growth in the Valley of the Sun
“Restoring these rivers will not only reconnect people to these areas, but help promote important conservation goals and provide economic revitalization opportunities along the Salt River and southern Phoenix,” said Stephen Roe Lewis, Governor of the Gila River Indian...
For the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Healing Is More Than Just Health Care
Puyallup Tribe Vice Chairman Bill Sterud, Dr. Alan Shelton, Chairman David Z. Bean are seen here inside the Puyallup Tribal Health Authority building. (Courtesy Puyallup Tribe of Indians)This article originally appeared as the cover story of the summer 2019 edition of...
Biden Campaign Adds Clara Pratte (Navajo) to Lead Engagement With Tribes
Clara Pratte (right), who served as the Chief of Staff for Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye, has been named Tribal engagement director for Joe Biden's presidential campaign.This week, the campaign of Joe Biden—the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee for...
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Kha Povi Herbals: Honoring Earth and Native Culture Through Entrepreneurship
Left: Jars of Kha Povi Herbals rose clay face mask. Right: Kha Povi Herbals Founder Taylor Rose wearing Oxdx and Navajo Secrets Jewelry (Photo by Shaun Marcus)Arizona State University student Taylor Rose, a member of the Santa Clara Pueblo of Northern New Mexico,...
New HUBZone Certification Increases Potawatomi Training’s Access to Federal Set-Asides
Potawatomi Training is a leading provider of training and instruction; flight and aircrew training; and intelligence operations support for both military and government agencies. (Photo Courtesy potawatomitr.com, U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd...
Virginia Pre-Certifies Hard Rock & Partners for Bristol Casino
Another Hard Rock Casino is slated to rise in Bristol in southwest Virginia. The Virginia Lottery Board has pre-certified Hard Rock International, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and two local partners to operate a casino in the state. Now the city of Bristol...
Hoping for a Silver Lining: Tribes Take on the Digital Divide in the Covid-19 Era
Rodney Cawston, chairman of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian Reservation, says that if a silver lining can come from the pandemic, it’s that his Tribe could one day be fully connected. “We need to get broadband across our reservation, and we are just...
Landmark Victory: Congress Never Disestablished Eastern Okla. as Indian Reservation
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 today that 19 million acres in eastern Oklahoma is Indian land. (Flickr/CC Geoff Livingston)“The federal government promised the Creek a reservation in perpetuity. ... Congress has never withdrawn the promised reservation.” —Justice...
Lakota Founder of Leeway Franks and Leeway Butcher: ‘Adapt to Survive’
Lee Meisel, the Lakota owner/founder of Leeway Franks and Leeway Butcher in Lawrence, Kansas, said of the way entrepreneurs are pivoting business operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic: “We're writing the history book on this right now. And the world's watching.”...
From the Editor: FedEx Pressures Redskins, Non-Gaming Economic Impact, Native Business Turns 2 Years Old
Carmen Davis, an enrolled member of the Makah Nation, and also Chippewa-Cree and Yakama, weighs in on the hottest news in business from across Indian Country the week of July 1-7, and offers perspective on this pivotal moment in history. Starting today, Native...
Four Tribes File for First Sports Betting Licenses in Washington
The Kalispel Tribe of Indians is one of the largest employers in Spokane and Pend Oreille Counties as the owner and operator of two gaming and entertainment attractions: Northern Quest Resort & Casino (pictured) and Kalispel Casino.Five Tribal properties may set...
California Tribes Garner Extension on Sports Betting 2022 Ballot Proposal
Chumash Casino Resort in Greater Santa Barbara, CaliforniaIn June, Senator Bill Dodd shelved his California sports betting bill due to Tribal opposition to language permitting cardrooms to operate games like blackjack and pandemic setbacks. While sports betting was...
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...
Judge: Flow of Oil Through Dakota Access Pipeline Must Cease Pending EIS
Dakota Access Pipeline Resistance Camp in North Dakota. (2016 Photo by Irina Groushevaia, Flickr/CC)A U.S. District Court Judge has ordered a halt to the estimated 570,000 barrels of Bakken crude oil coursing through the Dakota Access Pipeline daily. The pipeline flow...
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New COO to Further Mohegan Gaming’s International Growth Plans
COO Ray Pineault, who replaces the recently exited Michael Silberling, will guide Mohegan through the COVID-19 pandemic with the goal of enhanced performance and continuous international expansion.New leadership is powering Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE)...
Okla. Supreme Court Rules Gov. Stitt Overstepped Authority, Gaming Compacts Invalid
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announcing the Tribal-state gaming compacts he signed with the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and Comanche Nation in AprilTribes argue Oklahoma Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction to invalidate the compacts, approved by the U.S. Department of Interior in...
Makah Artist Partners With Supreme on Line of Bomber Jackets
Goodwin says his recent project with Supreme “strengthens our community by having original Northwest Coastal art featured on products seen around the world, and worn by celebrities and influencers.”
Warren’s Proposal Earmarks $5B to Expand Tribal Broadband, Tribes Win Ruling Against FCC on 5G Infrastructure
Today the D.C Circuit ruled that the FCC failed to sufficiently justify its order permitting telecom providers to deploy 5G small-cell infrastructure at Tribal heritage sites without proper Tribal consultation or completing historic preservation and environmental reviews.
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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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S&K Technologies Wins $22M DOE Contract, Pivots Operations Due to COVID-19
A global small business leader in technology and aerospace, S&K Technologies Inc. is pivoting amid the novel coronavirus pandemic to focus on safety, while continuing to meet its 69 contractual obligations — 45 of which are priority-related for the US Military.
Joy Huntington: Athabascan Entrepreneur Credits Success to Hard Work, Firm Cultural Foundation
Joy Huntington, Koyukon Athabascan, was once expelled from an Alaska boarding school is now one of Indian Country’s business success stories.
Clara Pratte, Owner of Strongbow Strategies: There’s No Such Thing as ‘That’s Not My Job’
Clara Pratte (Navajo) says she’s always had an entrepreneurial streak. “My dad was a business owner in the hospitality field.”
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The Native Business Virtual Summit 2020 broadcast will take place November 17-20, 2020, live streamed from the Native Business production studios. Native Business Founders and Publishers Gary and Carmen Davis will serve as the hosts of this year’s Summit. In November...
New COO to Further Mohegan Gaming’s International Growth Plans
COO Ray Pineault, who replaces the recently exited Michael Silberling, will guide Mohegan through the COVID-19 pandemic with the goal of enhanced performance and continuous international expansion.New leadership is powering Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE)...
Okla. Supreme Court Rules Gov. Stitt Overstepped Authority, Gaming Compacts Invalid
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announcing the Tribal-state gaming compacts he signed with the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and Comanche Nation in AprilTribes argue Oklahoma Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction to invalidate the compacts, approved by the U.S. Department of Interior in...
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Make sure you’re in the innovation loop. Register now for three days of highly beneficial business development trainings, presentations and networking at the Native Business Summit, taking place May 13-15, 2019, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma....
Two Tribes Make Headway on Cannabis Legalization to Drive Economic Opportunity
The Elk Valley Rancheria got a greenlight on its cannabis license from country supervisors, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is launching a study to evaluate legalizing cannabis on the Qualla Boudary.
Trump Signs Farm Bill, Opens Hemp Distribution Channels
The national prohibition on industrial hemp has been lifted. Yesterday President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law.
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The 2018 Farm Bill legalizes commercial production of hemp and explicitly honors tribes’ authority to implement programs that allow the cultivation of industrial hemp—regardless of state law.
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SWAIA Saw the Pandemic’s Silver Lining: Santa Fe Indian E-Market
Royston Turquoise Bracelet by Myles Calladitto, Diné. View the complete list of virtual Indian Market artists at market.swaia.org. (Photo Courtesy swaia.org/exhibitors) “The pandemic forced everyone to be in this place of standstill, and in that standstill, we were...
How a Shoshone-Bannock Entrepreneur Funded her Dream: Bison Coffeehouse
Native Business interviewed Loretta Guzman pre-pandemic. Her Portland-based coffee shop is open and serving. Follow her on Instagram @bisoncoffeehouse for real-time updates. The name Bison Coffeehouse came to Loretta Guzman in a dream, while she was ill in the...
First Nations on Fiscal Responsibility & Investing in Early Stage Entrepreneurs
Michael E. Roberts (Tlingit), President and CEO of First Nations Development Institute, runs the 40-year-old nonprofit like a for-profit business.First Nations Development Institute helps Natives regain stewardship of their assets — such as land, human potential,...
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Cheyenne & Arapaho Gov. Reggie Wassana: Continue Expanding Tribes’ Economic Impact
In an interview with Native Business Magazine, Cheyenne and Arapaho Governor Reggie Wassana said that right now, the Tribes’ six Lucky Star casinos are the main economic engine for the Tribes.
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.
Native American Business Incubators Program Act Awaits President’s Signature
Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico), Co-Chair of the Native American Caucus, and U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-New Mexico), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian AffairsAn Act to accelerate small business creation and growth passed the House Monday and is...
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Impact Study Highlights Otoe-Missouria as Rising Economic Powerhouse in Oklahoma
The Otoe-Missouria’s enterprises have a direct impact of $79.9 million, an indirect impact of $37.1 million, and an induced impact of $39.5 million on Oklahoma and Kansas.
Growth Spurt: Native American Bank Opens Doors to New Headquarters & First Branch in Colorado
Native American Bank’s new headquarters and its first branch in Colorado is now open for business in downtown Denver. Heading into 2019, NAB President and CEO Thomas Ogaard leveled with Native Business about the challenges that come with organizational growth.
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.
Respected Indian Country Attorney Rion Ramirez Named CEO of Port Madison Enterprises
After a nearly year-long stint as the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation’s general counsel, Rion Ramirez has returned to serve the economic arm of the Suquamish Tribe — this time as its CEO.
Seattle Seahawks Enter 10-Year Partnership With Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
The Seattle Seahawks have inked a 10-year partnership with the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe.
Cahokia to Today: Gary & Carmen Davis Reflect on Indigenous Entrepreneurial Spirit and Self-Sufficiency
Indigenous people need only look back in time to realize their capacity for success. Cahokia, an ancient indigenous epicenter of commerce and trade, thrived between 700-1300 CE.
Navajo Nation’s Renewable Energy Future Takes Big Step Forward With Completion of Kayenta Solar II
The second phase of Kayenta Solar is complete. The renewable energy plant will produce enough emission-free energy to power approximately 36,000 homes.
The MHA Nation Wants to Feed the World in a Food Sovereignty Revolution
In 2017, Mark Fox, Chairman of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara (MHA) Nation, stumbled across an article in National Geographic that he couldn’t stop thinking about.
MHA Nation: A Vision for Economic Sovereignty
Mark Fox, Chairman of the MHA Nation, sees the tribe generating its own power, raising and consuming its own food, and exporting their own goods.
Cheyenne & Arapaho Gov. Reggie Wassana: Continue Expanding Tribes’ Economic Impact
In an interview with Native Business Magazine, Cheyenne and Arapaho Governor Reggie Wassana said that right now, the Tribes’ six Lucky Star casinos are the main economic engine for the Tribes.
NIGA, Oneida Nation Honor Rick Hill’s Legacy
Rick Hill, NIGA Chairman Emeritus and former Chairman of the Oneida Nation, has left behind an indelible legacy as a distinguished leader, loyal friend and servant to Indian Country.
Ray Halbritter: An ‘Unrealistic’ Leader Realizes Success for his Nation
Ray Halbritter has led the Oneida people to an economic and cultural renaissance that has been hailed as a national model of success.