Shinnecock and Southampton Collaborate With COVID-19 Billboard Message
A July 2019 photo of Shinnecock leaders in front of their billboard in Southampton The Shinnecock Nation's previously controversial billboard off Highway 27 (also known as Sunrise Highway) in Southampton, New York, is now being used to issue advisories related to the...
Energy Keepers Inc. Starts Selling Hydroelectric Power to Washington Utility
Flyovers provide a birds-eye view of the Seliš Ksanka Qĺispe Dam in Montana. (Photo Courtesy Energy Keepers, Inc.) Energy Keepers Inc., is selling hydroelectric power to Washington state utility Puget Sound Energy. The corporation owned by the Confederated Salish and...
Closed Tribal Casinos Donate Tons of Food in Time of Need
Pechanga Warehouse team member Darren Henderson lifts eggs on a pallet jack. (Photo Courtesy Pechanga Resort Casino) Tribal casinos nationwide have temporarily shut down to flatten the curve of COVID-19. Meanwhile, their restaurants are stepping up to care for their...
Secretary Of Interior Strips Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of its Land
“It begs the question, what is driving our federal trustee's crusade against our reservation?” asks Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Chairman Cedric Cromwell. (Photo by Native Business Magazine)The U.S. Department of the Interior has “disestablished” the Mashpee Wampanoag...
CARES Act to Deliver $10B to Indian Country, Previous Funds Yet to Reach Tribes
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote today on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill that delivers $10 billion in emergency aid to Tribes and Tribal organizations. The bulk of those...
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What COVID-19 May Mean for Tribal Sports Betting in 2020
Given the NCAA’s cancellation of March Madness, what does that mean for the sports betting industry?If sports betting is the wave of the future for the gaming industry and specifically Indian gaming, that wave may be slightly delayed. Coronavirus, or COVID-19, has all...
Casinos Nationwide Request Financial Relief From Congress
As many casinos nationwide have grinded to a halt amid the coronavirus pandemic, both commercial (non-Tribal) and Tribal casinos are looking to the Congress to back their enterprises and support their employees during their temporary closures. Organizations like the...
Bill Ensures Tribal Health Authorities Access to Strategic National Stockpile
U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian AffairsIndian Health Service and other Tribal health organizations currently lack guaranteed direct access to the Strategic National Stockpile, a federal repository of drugs and...
Tesuque Pueblo’s Film Ranch: A ‘Back-to-the-Future Facility’
The Tribally owned movie studio is set to open its gates in the soft, reddish-brown foothills of New Mexico’s majestic Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Known as Camel Rock Studios, it will target movie television and mobile entertainment productions worldwide. The Tesuque...
Sealaska’s Anthony Mallott: ‘Teamwork Is a Cultural Value’
Native Business interviewed Anthony Mallott, CEO of Sealaska Corporation, in summer 2018 about the Alaska Native Corporation’s major comeback, and again in late 2019 about his humble yet powerful leadership. Mallott is a Native Business Top 30 CEO. When we spoke with...
Several Tribal Casinos Announce Temporary Closures Due to Coronavirus
While Tribal casinos nationwide are taking extra precaution to sanitize and protect patrons and employees from potential exposure to Coronavirus, others are temporarily shutting their doors. The list is growing and this is likely incomplete, but among them: In...
USET SPF Responds to DOI Solicitor’s Withdrawal of Tribal Land-Into-Trust Criteria
As DOI Solicitor, Daniel H. Jorjani manages over 370 attorneys. Jorjani has pulled back the 2014 DOI m-opinion, M-37029, instrumental in facilitating acquisitions of trust lands for Tribal Nations.In a memo to Tara Sweeney, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, the...
DOI Grants Catawba Indian Nation Land in Trust for Casino in North Carolina
Long sought federal approval to open a casino in North Carolina has finally come for the South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation.
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...
NIGA Releases New Statement on its Indian Gaming 2020 Tradeshow in San Diego
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a new executive order Thursday in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring the cancellation of large gatherings of more than 250 people.
First Sports Bets Cast at Michigan Casinos, Tribal Sites Not Live Yet
Onsite sports betting debuted March 11th in Michigan — a state teeming with 24 Tribal casinos — in time for the start of March Madness on March 17.
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.
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What COVID-19 May Mean for Tribal Sports Betting in 2020
Given the NCAA’s cancellation of March Madness, what does that mean for the sports betting industry?If sports betting is the wave of the future for the gaming industry and specifically Indian gaming, that wave may be slightly delayed. Coronavirus, or COVID-19, has all...
Casinos Nationwide Request Financial Relief From Congress
As many casinos nationwide have grinded to a halt amid the coronavirus pandemic, both commercial (non-Tribal) and Tribal casinos are looking to the Congress to back their enterprises and support their employees during their temporary closures. Organizations like the...
Hard Rock International to Make Super Bowl Commercial Debut With ‘Epic’ Ad
As Hard Rock Stadium prepares to host Super Bowl 54, parent company Hard Rock International, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, is looking forward to making its Super Bowl debut with a 60-second commercial. “The stars have aligned for the creation of the first...
TribalNet Recognizes Soboba, Cherokee & Ho-Chunk IT Teams With Industry Awards
Soboba Casino Resort’s IT Department, Cherokee Nation’s Health IT Department and the Ho-Chunk Nation were recognized for their high-performing information technology teams.
The Navy and Navajo Nation: Foundations for a Research Relationship
A department of the Navy recently held its first outreach event at a Native American university or college: Navajo Technical University (NTU) in Crownpoint, New Mexico.
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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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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...
Muskogee Technology Recognized as Top 10 Defense Solutions Provider
A leading provider of products to the defense industry, Muskogee Technology is racking up the honors. Most recently, the business — housed under the umbrella of Creek Indian Enterprises Development Authority (CIEDA), the economic development arm of the Poarch Band of...
Sister Sky, Inc. to Leverage Native Business Top 50 Entrepreneurs Issue as Curriculum Material
Profiles of the Native Business Top 50 Entrepreneurs will enhance Sister Sky, Inc.’s training materials with modern-day ‘case studies’ of creating and scaling businesses.
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Secretary Of Interior Strips Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of its Land
“It begs the question, what is driving our federal trustee's crusade against our reservation?” asks Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Chairman Cedric Cromwell. (Photo by Native Business Magazine)The U.S. Department of the Interior has “disestablished” the Mashpee Wampanoag...
What COVID-19 May Mean for Tribal Sports Betting in 2020
Given the NCAA’s cancellation of March Madness, what does that mean for the sports betting industry?If sports betting is the wave of the future for the gaming industry and specifically Indian gaming, that wave may be slightly delayed. Coronavirus, or COVID-19, has all...
Casinos Nationwide Request Financial Relief From Congress
As many casinos nationwide have grinded to a halt amid the coronavirus pandemic, both commercial (non-Tribal) and Tribal casinos are looking to the Congress to back their enterprises and support their employees during their temporary closures. Organizations like the...
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NuWu Helping to Lead the Cannabiz Trend of Multi-Course Meals
Chef Marc Marrone of Graffiti Bao crafted the mouthwatering, THC-imbued foods served at the recent four-course dinner, hosted by Lowell Herb Co. in outdoor tents next to NuWu Cannabis Marketplace. (Photo Courtesy Lowell Herb Co.) What’s next in cannabis business...
USDA Greenlights Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe’s Hemp Production Plan
Hemp production may pave the road to greater economic sovereignty for the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, whose plans to grow hemp on its reservation in South Dakota received federal approval last week. While the Tribe is celebrating this substantial end-of-year...
Pequot Perseverance: Chairman Rodney Butler Delivers a Bold Future Forecast
Foxwoods Resort Casino, based on the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Reservation in Connecticut, wants to leverage its brand power internationally. “We've certainly been pursuing branding and management opportunities, not just in the U.S. but around the globe,” Chairman...
Plans for 3rd Annual Tribal GREEN Symposium Ramp Up on Tails of USDA’s Revised Hemp Guidelines
Native Network Consulting anticipates interest in the 3rd Annual Tribal GREEN Symposium gaining even greater traction than prior years, given the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s release of revised hemp guidelines on October 29, 2019.
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MBDA, Amazon Business Launch ‘Minority Business and Technology Initiative’
2020 is shaping up to be a tumultuous year for the world and country, not to mention small business owners. It also presents a sense of urgency to harness technology and e-commerce. A new initiative announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Commerce and Minority...
How to Launch a Native Energy Startup
Tulsa-based Big Elk Energy Systems builds massive parts, the size of semi tractor-trailers, for use in the pipeline industry. Geoff Hager has some advice for potential Native entrepreneurs who want to follow his lead in starting up a successful energy-related company:...
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...
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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.
Senators Urge Pence to Approve COVID-19 Emergency Funds for Tribes
Hospitals nationwide are preparing to treat what could be millions of admissions nationwide as cases of COVID-19 spread, according to the American Hospital Association.
Pontiac Group Offers Drone Delivery of Life-Saving Medical Supplies
Pontiac Group was co-founded by visionary entrepreneurs Jonathon Araujo, Odawa from the Wikwemikong First Nation; and Jacob Taylor, Mississauga from Curve Lake First Nation. The Ohsweken, Ontario-based business acts as a think tank, innovating solutions for problems...
Native Business to Unveil its Top 30 CEOs in Indian Country on NativeBusinessMag.com
These profiles that dive into the mindsets, mentalities and methodologies of the Top 30 CEOs at Tribally owned enterprises were featured in our premiere Leadership issue.
Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corporation CEO Shane Jett: Driving Tribal Development
Shane Jett is the CEO of the Citizen Potawatomi Community Development Corporation, one of Native America’s largest CDFIs.
Mno-Bmadsen Leverages an Innovative Investment Strategy
Mno-Bmadsen was created in 2012 to diversify the Pokagon Band’s business interests, revenue streams and wealth for future generations.
Native Business: Most Popular 5 of 2019
As we head into 2020, the Native Business team wanted to share some of our most popular stories from 2019. Native Business App users and NativeBusinessMag.com visitors like you determined the articles read, liked and shared the most this year. We’ve chosen 5 of the...
Lac Vieux Desert Band Reaches Historic Milestone With Payment in Full of Long-Held Casino Debt
The Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Indians has paid in full the $30 million loan taken out in 1995 to finance the construction of Lac Vieux Desert Northern Waters Casino Resort.
Go Big & Go Home: Cherokee Nation Is Leading the Way in World-Class Healthcare
The Cherokee Nation is blazing new trails forward in healthcare with two leading-edge “firsts” for Indian Country and the United States.
Native Business Leadership on the Corporate & Federal Stages in 2019
Gary and Carmen Davis represented Native Business at numerous corporate and federal events in 2019, playing a vital role in driving business forward in Indian Country.
Pequot Perseverance: Chairman Rodney Butler Delivers a Bold Future Forecast
Foxwoods Resort Casino, based on the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Reservation in Connecticut, wants to leverage its brand power internationally. “We've certainly been pursuing branding and management opportunities, not just in the U.S. but around the globe,” Chairman...
Navajo Stakeholders Discuss Energy Policy and Opportunities
Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and the Háyoołkááł Work Group met last week with the 24 Navajo Nation Council’s Resources and Development Committee at Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort in Leupp, Arizona, to discuss the progress of the Nez-Lizer administration’s...
Gila River to Reach Solar Energy Goals Through Clēnera Partnership
The Gila River Indian Community and Gila River Indian Community Utility Authority (GRICUA) are teaming up with a leading solar developer to reap the power of the hot Arizona sun. The parties are forming a relationship with Clēnera to create a 50 MW solar project...
The Honorable James E. Campos: Advancing Equity in Energy
The Honorable James E. Campos says opportunity exists for all minority groups at the DOE Office of Economic Impact and Diversity — particularly for Native Americans. The Honorable James E. Campos, nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by...
Sitnasuak Native Corporation Welcomes New CEO
Sitnasuak Native Corporation is headquartered in Nome, Alaska. (Flickr/CCSitnasuak Native Corporation (SNC), the largest of 16 village corporations in Alaska’s Bering Strait region, welcomed its new CEO this month: shareholder and former board director Charles E....
Byron Bighorse: Failure Is Not an Option & I Embrace the Pressure
Byron Bighorse is a Native Business Top 30 CEO.Since 2014, Byron Bighorse (Osage) has been CEO of Osage Hotels and Casinos, where he is responsible for overseeing all facets of seven Osage casinos operating in northeastern Oklahoma — including more than 1,500...
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.
