Yurok Tribes’ Mad River Brewing Company and California State Park Partner on Fundraising Effort
The Yurok Tribe's Mad River Brewing Company and California State Parks' Redwood District recently joined forces in support of a commendable cause. The Mad River Brewing Company and the State Park are teaming up to promote the release of Historic State Park India Pale...
Could Cryptocurrencies Present the Potential to Diversify Tribal Assets?
There are nearly 5,000 cryptocurrency assets with Bitcoin being the most well-known. While cryptocurrencies operating on blockchain technology have existed since 2009, when Bitcoin was introduced, the past few years have seen a dramatic increase in cryptocurrency...
Chairman Fox Conveys Extreme Adverse Impacts of Pipeline Closure on the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation
In the MHA Nation’s press release, Chairman Mark N. Fox, pictured above, (Photo credit: TOM STROMME/The Bismarck Tribune) acknowledged the controversy surrounding the pipeline. “I have profound respect for Standing Rock and the other tribes that oppose DAPL,” Fox...
Choctaw Development Fund Awards More Than $99k to Town of Red Oak
New Red Oak Reading Center to open in Summer 2021. Pictured: Jennifer Woods, Choctaw Nation Tribal Council Member and Town of Red Oak and Reading Center representatives. Photo credit: Choctaw Nation. RED OAK, OK – On April 13, The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the...
Native Business Video Learning: Watch This Empowering Virtual Biz Spotlight feat. Tim Roberts, VP of International Expansion at Cherokee Nation Businesses
Cherokee Nation Businesses has a global footprint with several thousand professionals in 50 States, 26 countries and 2 territories.Enjoy this insightful and inspiring Native Business Virtual Summit Biz "Spotlight" featuring Tim Roberts, Vice President of International...
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Winnebago Company Launches Smokable CBD Hemp Product
The new product is called Niota (pronounced NYE-Oh-tah). WINNEBAGO, Nebraska – A new business started by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s economic development entity has launched its first hemp product, a smokable preroll made with CBD flower. Winnebago Agriculture...
Arizona Tribes Sign Historic Gaming Compact With State, Opening Door for Casino Expansions, New Table Games, and Sports Betting
Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, middle, and Arizona tribal leaders put their signatures on a document at a bill signing allowing a major expansion of sports betting in Arizona at an event at the Heard Museum Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Phoenix. The measure...
National Museum of the American Indian Celebrates Earth Day with its Annual Living Earth Festival
Image credit: duncan1890 Online Festival Features Native American Business Representatives, Films and Youth Leaders on Sustainability and Innovation in Indigenous Agriculture. Washington, D.C. -- In celebration of Earth Day, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the...
Native Business Video Learning: Watch Keynote Remarks from Cherokee Nation Principal Chief, Chuck Hoskin, Jr.
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief, Chuck Hoskin, Jr., addresses the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, growing Tribal communities through bettering the quality of education, job creation, housing, healthcare and much more. Enjoy these keynote...
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Podcast Episode 4: Native Women Weigh In on Professional Development
Episode 4 of the Native Business Podcast focuses on professonial development, featuring a cast of all Native women business panelists, recorded in front of a live audience at the Native Business Summit.
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On this episode of the Native Business Podcast, enjoy an inspirational behind-the-scenes conversation with the owners of Native Business, the largest Native business publication in North America whose daily in depth coverage of Tribal business and Native...
Podcast Episode 2: Industrial Hemp
Native Business Podcast host Mika Leonard moderates a panel discussion with Greg Guedel (left), attorney at Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker LLP; Vincent Logan, Chief Financial Officer/Chief Investment Officer of the Native American Agriculture Fund; Aaron Fournier...
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Cache Creek Bolsters Talent Pool with Two Key Leadership Hires
Region’s Largest Casino Resort Welcomes New Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Financial Officer. BROOKS, Calif. – Cache Creek Casino Resort, Northern California’s largest casino resort, announced that Stephen Bailey has been named Vice President of...
Gila River Hotels & Casinos Launches Awareness Campaign to Show Impact of Tribal Gaming Contributions
Children admire one of the Phoenix Zoo’s magnificent elephants. The grant from Gila River Hotels & Casinos helped fund many capital projects including an expansion of the elephant habitat. Sacaton, AZ -- Tribal gaming is much more than slots, poker or...
Cherokee Art Market Moves to Virtual Platform in 2020
Cherokee Nation has a new virtual platform for the 15th annual Cherokee Art Market. The virtual market will run Dec. 7 – 21 and will feature premier Native American art from various tribal nations. “With many art markets being forced to cancel this year, we wanted to...
Native Business Video Learning: Watch this interview with Dave Bailey, President and General Manager of Arctic IT
An informative discussion with Dave Bailey, President and General Manager of Arctic IT, on utilizing technology to innovate, protect and grow Tribal communities and Native businessesEnjoy this one-on-one Interview, recorded during the Native Business Virtual Summit,...
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Department of Health Launches LightStrike Robots to Assist in COVID-19 Battle and Infection Control
New technology equips the Muscogee Creek Nation Environmental Services (EVS) team with enhanced disinfecting technologies. OKMULGEE, OK — As healthcare facilities look for new and innovative ways to battle viruses and bacteria that can pose a risk to employee and...
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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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Tribal Tech, LLC Announces New CEO, Neill Sciarrone
Ms. Sciarrone’s appointment represents a continuation of Tribal Tech’s investment in growth and strategic acquisitions. ALEXANDRIA, VA, – Tribal Tech, LLC, an American Indian, woman-owned management and technical services company, announced today that Marie O’Neill...
Cherokee Nation Management & Consulting Lands Lucrative DOD Contract
Cherokee Nation Management & Consulting, a company within Cherokee Federal, recently signed on to continue supporting the U.S. Air Force and other DOD agencies. (Courtesy Cherokee Federal) Cherokee Nation Management & Consulting, a company within Cherokee...
Heartfelt Advice for Entrepreneurs From the Diné Founder of a Personnel Security Firm
President and Owner of Personnel Security Consultants, Michele Justice, Diné, is also a licensed private investigator through the state of New Mexico.For Michele Justice, as a Diné woman, a desire to impact her community is embedded in the very fabric of her being. “I...
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Arizona Tribes Sign Historic Gaming Compact With State, Opening Door for Casino Expansions, New Table Games, and Sports Betting
Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, middle, and Arizona tribal leaders put their signatures on a document at a bill signing allowing a major expansion of sports betting in Arizona at an event at the Heard Museum Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Phoenix. The measure...
Cache Creek Bolsters Talent Pool with Two Key Leadership Hires
Region’s Largest Casino Resort Welcomes New Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Financial Officer. BROOKS, Calif. – Cache Creek Casino Resort, Northern California’s largest casino resort, announced that Stephen Bailey has been named Vice President of...
Gila River Hotels & Casinos Launches Awareness Campaign to Show Impact of Tribal Gaming Contributions
Children admire one of the Phoenix Zoo’s magnificent elephants. The grant from Gila River Hotels & Casinos helped fund many capital projects including an expansion of the elephant habitat. Sacaton, AZ -- Tribal gaming is much more than slots, poker or...
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Mohawk Tribe Is On Track for DEA Federal Cannabis License
The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s holding company, the Tewáthahón:ni Corporation, has entered into a joint development agreement with MMJ Biopharma Cultivation, Inc. MMJ will lease and develop approximately 20 acres of Tribal trust land, previously designated by the...
U.N. Overturns 60-Year Classification of Cannabis
Today, the United Nations (U.N.) Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) voted to remove cannabis from Schedule IV of the 1961 drug Convention treaty. The decision comes six decades after its placement, and opens doors for greater research into the potential therapeutic...
Inside the Groundbreaking Native Business Virtual Summit Live Broadcast
The first-ever Native Business Virtual Summit live broadcast (NativeBusinessSummit.com) was a success. The event was live streamed to viewers across North America from the Native Business production studios, November 17-20th. The epic, four-day groundbreaking event...
Cannabis Sales Surge During Pandemic and Social Distancing
The Muckleshoot Tribe-owned cannabis retail outlet Joint Rivers opened in June 2018, boasting the largest sales floor in the state with 86 linear feet of cabinet space dedicated to flower alone. Since the coronavirus outbreak, Joint Rivers’ sales have skyrocketed. If...
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Change Labs on Navajo Nation Opens 2021 Business Incubator Applications
Change Labs is now accepting applications from Native American business owners and entrepreneurs to their business incubation program.Tuba City, Navajo Nation (AZ) -- Change Labs, an award-winning Native American-led organization, is now accepting applications from...
Native Business Video Learning: Watch this interview with Professor Robert Miller, Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law at ASU
Professor Robert Miller pursuing cross-sector economic development and keeping money and resources in Indian Country by reviving private entrepreneurship and developing human capital.Enjoy this insightful and inspiring Native Business Virtual Summit one on one...
JC Seneca: Patience Is a Key Factor in Success
Native Business Founder, Publisher and CEO Gary Davis and serial entrepreneur JC Seneca discuss patience and taking incremental steps toward your goals. JC Seneca, a member of the Seneca Nation, didn't become the owner of multiple businesses overnight. He had a grand...
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JC Seneca Foundation and G-Health Enterprises Collaborate to Provide Health Care Services for Native Territories
"...[we] are of one mind in our mission to provide healthcare and medical services to people on the Native territories..." Irving, NY --- Seneca Nation businessman, J.C. Seneca, and Raul Vazquez, M.D. F.A.A.F.P., founder of Buffalo’s G-Health Enterprises, have...
Muscogee (Creek) Nation Department of Health Launches LightStrike Robots to Assist in COVID-19 Battle and Infection Control
New technology equips the Muscogee Creek Nation Environmental Services (EVS) team with enhanced disinfecting technologies. OKMULGEE, OK — As healthcare facilities look for new and innovative ways to battle viruses and bacteria that can pose a risk to employee and...
Native Business Video Learning: Watch this Interview with Successful Native American Entrepreneur JC Seneca
JC Seneca continues the expansion of his impressive entrepreneurial empire. Enjoy this one on one interview with this One-on-One Interview with JC Seneca – Founder, Tallchief Hemp. In this informative interview conducted by Native Business Founder and Publisher, Gary...
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.
Leadership Through Likability: John James Maximizes Efficiency and Values Every Employee
John James, President and CEO of Foxwoods, prides himself on his passion for his job, and has a leadership tip: it’s important to be likable.
3 Native CDFIs to Deliver Influx of Capital & Coaching to Native Small Business Owners
Theresa Desautel opened her Red Willow Café on the Colville Reservation with assistance from the CDFI Northwest Native Development Fund. (Photo by Uzoma Obasi/Northwest Area Foundation)Relief is on the way for Native small business owners. A total of $6 million in...
Native Americans Seemingly Left Out of JPMorgan Chase’s $30B Commitment to Advance Racial Equity
JPMorgan Chase’s $30 billion commitment serves to “drive an inclusive economic recovery, support employees and break down barriers of systemic racism.” But its emphasis on Black and Latinx communities seemingly leaves Native Americans out of the equation. Pictured:...
Digital Innovation: Native American Bank Introduces Mobile App & More Tech-Forward Solutions
As President and CEO Thomas Ogaard has emphasized to us, Native American Bank is committed to being forward-thinking in Indian Country, as well as in the banking industry at large. “I see technological innovation as being a key component to what we do,” Ogaard...
Native Business Video Learning: Watch this interview on Tribal Online Economic Development and Leveling the Playing Field with Technology
Esteemed panelists discuss the ways that Tribes can leverage the internet to expand their Tribal economiesEnjoy this informative Native Business Virtual Summit Broadcast segment, "Tribal Online Economic Development – Leveling the Playing Field with Technology". Native...
Cannabis Providing Economic Turnaround on the Yerington-Paiute Reservation
Working with Tribal Cannabis Consultants the Yerington-Paiute Tribe has revitalized. Yerington, NV - According to MJBiz Daily in 2020 cannabis was a $15 billion dollar industry and with the help of Tribal Cannabis Consultants the Yerington-Paiute tribe in Nevada is...
Native Business Video Learning: Watch This Native Business Virtual Summit Roundtable: Energy Opportunities with U.S. Department of Energy and Indian Energy, LLC
This informative Native Business video covers various ways Native communities can leverage opportunities in the Energy sector to their advantage. This roundtable segment recorded in November of 2020 during the Native Business Virtual Summit broadcast addressed the...
Inside the Groundbreaking Native Business Virtual Summit Live Broadcast
The first-ever Native Business Virtual Summit live broadcast (NativeBusinessSummit.com) was a success. The event was live streamed to viewers across North America from the Native Business production studios, November 17-20th. The epic, four-day groundbreaking event...
Prairie Island to Become Minnesota’s First Net-Zero Energy Community
“Not only will we be one of the first Tribal Nations to achieve this critical (net-zero) goal, but we will also serve as a model for communities across the United States that aim to protect the earth by reducing their energy impact on the environment,” Tribal Council...
Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund Chooses 12 Tribes for New Clean Energy Projects
The Bishop Paiute Tribe is one of many past grantees of the Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund. (Courtesy Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund/GRID Alternatives)In its third year, the Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund aims to grow solar energy as well as solar job opportunities in...
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...
Cache Creek Bolsters Talent Pool with Two Key Leadership Hires
Region’s Largest Casino Resort Welcomes New Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Financial Officer. BROOKS, Calif. – Cache Creek Casino Resort, Northern California’s largest casino resort, announced that Stephen Bailey has been named Vice President of...
Gila River Hotels & Casinos Launches Awareness Campaign to Show Impact of Tribal Gaming Contributions
Children admire one of the Phoenix Zoo’s magnificent elephants. The grant from Gila River Hotels & Casinos helped fund many capital projects including an expansion of the elephant habitat. Sacaton, AZ -- Tribal gaming is much more than slots, poker or...