Federal Court Sides With Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Land Suit
“We all share a profound belief in the importance of tribal sovereignty as a vehicle to preserve and protect our culture and traditions. This is what has driven our people to fight day in and day out to ensure our land remains in trust,” Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal...
MHA Nation to Fight Interior Removal of its Missouri River Property & Mineral Rights
Research identifies numerous legal and historical events that support the riverbed ownership of the MHA Nation across nearly two centuries. (Photo Courtesy MHA Nation: Our River, Our Home)“The legal and historical precedent is clear: MHA Nation owns the rights under...
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...
Minnesota Tribal Casinos in Varying Stages of Reopening
Seven Clans Casino, Warroad reopened on May 28 with restricted hours and safety requirements including masks must be worn at all times. (Courtesy Red Lake Nation)Minnesota’s 19 Tribal casinos are owned and operated by its 11 federally recognized Tribes, and those that...
Podcast Episode 13: MHA Nation Chairman Mark N. Fox
On episode 13 of the Native Business Podcast, your hosts and founders/publishers of Native Business Magazine, Gary (Cherokee Nation) and Carmen (Chippewa-Cree Tribe, Makah Tribe and Yakama Nation) Davis, are joined by Mark N. Fox, Chairman of the Mandan Hidatsa &...
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From Selling Cigs Curbside to Employing More Than 100 on the Seneca Nation
JC Seneca, founder of Six Nations Manufacturing, Native Pride Travel Plaza and BUFFALO Cigarettes. (Photo by Nicole Seneca) This article originally appeared in the March 2019 “Infrastructure” print edition of Native Business Magazine. When JC Seneca, a member of the...
Change Labs Offers Native Entrepreneurs Interest-Free Microloans
Change Labs is stepping in to assist Native small businesses, vendors or artists ineligible for COVID-19 aid or PPP loans. Assistance is available for small business owners who reside on or near the Navajo and Hopi Nations and are facing challenges due to the...
Judge Denies Tribe’s Bid to Halt & Recalculate CARES Fund Allocations
The U.S. Department of Treasury plans to start disbursing the remaining $3.2 billion in CARES Title V funds to Tribes no later than Monday. (Flickr CC/Paul Savala)The population metric used to calculate the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation's CARES funding shortchanged...
MBDA Seeks Nominations for 2020 National Minority Enterprise Awards
Pictured: Recipients of 2019 Minority Enterprise Awards on stage at the U.S. Minority Business Development Agency’s awards ceremony held on September 9, 2019, in Washington, D.C. It’s time to nominate or apply for a 2020 Minority Enterprise Award — the highest level...
Video Footage Released of Police Brutality Against Chief Allan Adam
The RCMP dash-camera video footage was released as part of a court application to get criminal charges against Chief Allan Adam stayed. Canadian police beat the Fort Chipewyan First Nation Chief in March after an incident involving an expired license plate on his...
Navigating the Legal Complexities of Human Resources and Tribal Sovereignty
Some Tribes and Tribally owned businesses may think tribal sovereignty makes them impervious to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission laws and other national labor laws, but those rights vary across geographic jurisdiction. (iStock) This article originally...
IEED to Fund 15 Tribal Energy Development Capacity Grants Ranging From $10K to $1M
In past years, TEDC grants have enabled Tribes to enact energy regulations, conduct feasibility studies to form Tribal utility authorities, and develop other kinds of legal infrastructure needed to regulate and manage energy resources.The Office of Indian Energy and...
Sky Ute SportsBook App Launches Statewide in Colorado
Sky Ute SportsBook is accepting mobile sports bets from across Colorado. The app is the product of a partnership between the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Las Vegas-based USBookmaking. Based on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in Ignacio, Colorado, Sky Ute Casino...
Edgar Villanueva Urges Philanthropy to Fuel Racial Justice Movement
Edgar Villanueva, Lumbee author of Decolonizing Wealth, is challenging philanthropic institutions to take deliberate action toward racial justice.Edgar Villanueva, who is a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, author of Decolonizing Wealth, and founder of...
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Spike in COVID-19 Cases in Arizona Leads Tribe to Suspend Casino Operations Again
The Gila River Indian Community's Wild Horse Pass Hotel & CasinoAfter extended periods of closure, several Arizona casinos resumed operations last month with vigilant disinfectant protocols and social distancing measures in place. However, Arizona, one of the...
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, ROAR Digital to Roll Out Retail & Mobile Sports Betting
Through a partnership with ROAR Digital, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will introduce BetMGM Sportsbook at Spirit Mountain Casino, Oregon's largest casino. A mobile, on-reservation app is forthcoming, and the Tribe and ROAR will take digital sports betting...
A Backstage Pass to Top Entertainment Venues in Indian Country
According to a 2018 Nielsen Music report, 52 percent of the U.S. population attends a live music event each year. For many Tribal enterprises with entertainment venues in their business mix, that’s music to their ears. In 2017 alone, revenue from concert ticket sales...
Chuck Garrett, CEO, Cherokee Nation Businesses: Becoming the Best Employer
Chuck Garrett, a member of the Cherokee Nation, oversees what is often referred to as the economic engine of his Tribe.
Citizen Potawatomi IT Expert Named as First Chief Information Officer for Express
Linda Marie Arredondo will lead Express through an IT transformation.Linda Marie Arredondo, a Citizen Potawatomi Tribal member with an impressive and diverse career in information technology spanning 20 years, has been named Express Employment Professionals’...
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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...
Chuck Garrett, CEO, Cherokee Nation Businesses: Becoming the Best Employer
Chuck Garrett, a member of the Cherokee Nation, oversees what is often referred to as the economic engine of his Tribe.
Cherokee Nation Businesses Launches Cherokee Federal
Cherokee Nation Business' team of globally competitive contracting companies is now Cherokee Federal.Cherokee Nation Businesses has rebranded its diversified businesses, announcing a new name, logos, website and social media accounts with a shared aim of better...
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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...
Spike in COVID-19 Cases in Arizona Leads Tribe to Suspend Casino Operations Again
The Gila River Indian Community's Wild Horse Pass Hotel & CasinoAfter extended periods of closure, several Arizona casinos resumed operations last month with vigilant disinfectant protocols and social distancing measures in place. However, Arizona, one of the...
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, ROAR Digital to Roll Out Retail & Mobile Sports Betting
Through a partnership with ROAR Digital, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will introduce BetMGM Sportsbook at Spirit Mountain Casino, Oregon's largest casino. A mobile, on-reservation app is forthcoming, and the Tribe and ROAR will take digital sports betting...
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Oglala Lakota Nation Envisions Cannabis Resort as Driving Economic Force
On March 10, members of the Oglala Lakota Nation cast a landslide vote in favor of legalizing marijuana for recreational and medicinal use on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. The Tribe is exercising its sovereignty in a state where marijuana is currently...
Will Oglala Lakota Tribal Members Vote in Favor of a Cannabis Marketplace?
Tomorrow, members of the Oglala Lakota Nation will cast their votes on whether to legalize marijuana for medical and recreational use within the bounds of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. The move would “jump start” the local economy, leaders say, in a...
2020 Oklahoma Hemp Summit to Help Tribes Capitalize on the Industry
Native American Hemp is hosting the 2020 Oklahoma Hemp Summit in partnership with the Absentee Shawnee Economic Development Authority this Friday, February 28, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Aaron Fournier, a member of the Chickasaw Nation, founded Native American Hemp in 2018...
USDA Approves Three More Tribes’ Hemp Plans
On Thursday, plans for hemp production put forth by the Otoe-Missouria Tribe, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and the Santee Sioux Nation were approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the nation’s Domestic Hemp Production Program. These latest...
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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...
PPP Flexibility Act Heads to Trump for Signature
The new PPP Flexibility Act loosens restrictions on how small business owners use their funding.The U.S. Senate unanimously voted to approve the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act of 2020 late Wednesday, June 3. The Act offers small business owners...
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...
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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.
Tribal Operator of Largest Native American Health System in US Pivots to Telemedicine
While telemedicine has long been considered a good idea, it is even moreso in this time of emergency. The highly contagious COVID-19 virus has overwhelmed hospitals and endangers the health care workers who are heroically trying to stem the tide.
David J. Byrd Named National Director of Minority Business Development Agency
David J. Byrd was appointed as the National Director of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) on June 15th. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced Byrd, former National Deputy Director, as the 18th National Director of...
Snoqualmie Casino CEO Brian Decorah Says the Key to Inspiring a Workforce Is Appreciation
A member of the Ho-Chunk Nation and CEO of Snoqualmie Casino, Brian Decorah has traveled many roads to get to where he is in life.
Stephanie A. Bryan, Poarch Band Tribal Chair & CEO, Is Improving Quality of Life Through the Family Business
Over the course of her lifetime, Stephanie A. Bryan, the Tribe’s Chair and CEO, has seen the Poarch Band evolve from an unrecognized group into an economic powerhouse.
Reps. Lead Push for Tribal Small Businesses to Access Relief During Coronavirus
Rep. Sharice Davids, Vice-Chair of the Congressional Native American Caucus, said: "It’s essential that Tribal small businesses can access these critical loan programs as Congress intended so they can pay their employees, keep their businesses afloat, and to help...
Types of Small-Business Relief Through the CARES Act, and How to Get It
The CARES Act, signed into law amidst the ongoing COVID-19 health and economic crisis, provides for two kinds of small business loans through the Small Business Administration (SBA). For owners of small businesses, this could be crucial relief in a lean time. The two...
Breakdown of How the $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill Would Impact Indian Country
A $2 trillion stimulus deal, the largest economic stimulus measure in U.S. history, aims to rescue a shutdown economy amidst the coronavirus outbreak. The agreement reached Wednesday between the White House and Senate leaders would authorize loans and grants to small...
Economic Development, Financial Management Experts Launch McCabe Consulting LLC
Sean McCabe [left] and Juan Massey [right] pose for a photo before a panel presentation at the 2020 Reservation Economic Summit in Las Vegas. (Courtesy McCabe Consulting LLC) Native American economic development, fiscal management and government policy experts have...
This Tribal Empire Is Responsible for the World’s First Live Slots
Innovation is the name of the game for casino properties across the world looking to appeal to an increasing demographic of virtual players. The difference between “live slots” and online slot games is players are controlling physical slot machines located inside a...
UND to Offer World’s First Doctoral Program in Indigenous Health
Dr. Donald Warne discusses American Indian health policy with UND Master of Public Health Program students at the School of Medicine & Health Sciences. (Photo by Mike Hess, University of North Dakota Photographer) University of North Dakota’s Indians Into Medicine...
Harvard: If Feds Do Not Address Tribal Revenue, All Americans Will Suffer
Harvard University’s dire prediction holds that Tribal economies could lose $49.5 billion with the shutdown of non-essential businesses, and that a failure of Tribal economies could imperil whole swaths of the larger American economy.
MIT Fellowship Seeks Indigenous-Led Solutions to Drive Social, Economic Impact
MIT Solve has launched the third year of its Indigenous Communities Fellowship, seeking Indigenous-led solutions that drive social, environmental, and economic impact in Native communities across the U.S.
Yakama Power: How One Tribe Secured its own Energy Future
Yakama Power provides much more than just electric, high-speed internet and phone service to the sprawling Yakama Nation. The Tribally-owned company is also building a thriving, sustainable economy by providing Tribal members with stable, high-paying jobs.
Leading Like A Native: Troy Clay Leverages Pokagon Band Strength
Troy Clay is a Native Business Top 30 CEO.“I don’t have all the answers and I am not bashful about that,” says Troy Clay, Pokagon Band of Potawotami, who is President and CEO of Mno-Bmadsen, the non-gaming investment arm of the Pokagon Band's business operations....
NIGC Fills Core Leadership Team and Adds 4 Attorneys
Sharon Avery, a citizen of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan (left), and Rea Cisneros, an enrolled member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, will serve together Associate General Counsels for the NIGC.The National Indian Gaming Commission...
Juneau-based Goldbelt, Inc. Appoints McHugh Pierre as President & CEO
McHugh Pierre, Goldbelt's Inc. President and CEO (middle), with Richard A. Beasley and Lori Grant (right) at a Shareholder meeting in 2019. Juneau, Alaska-based Goldbelt, Incorporated is an urban Alaska Native, for‐profit corporation that derives the majority of its...
