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...
San Manuel Gaming and Hospitality Authority to Acquire the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas
Native American Tribe’s Affiliate to Wholly Own and Operate Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. Highland, CA – As reported on May 3, 2021 by Native Business Magazine, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians (“San Manuel” or the “Tribe”) and the San Manuel Gaming and...
Native Business Video Learning: Watch Entrepreneur Mentoring & Insights from JC Seneca: Founder, Tallchief Hemp, Native Pride Travel Plaza and Six Nations Manufacturing
Mr. Seneca is a member of the Seneca Nation and started his first business in 1987. Enjoy this insightful and inspiring Native Business Virtual Summit broadcast interview delivering entrepreneur mentoring from Mr. JC Seneca who is the Founder of Tallchief Hemp,...
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...
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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
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...
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...
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Mohegan Sun Casino at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Opens as the First Native American Casino in the Entertainment Capitol of the World
Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Melissa Gorga was joined alongside husband Joe Gorga and friends celebrating her birthday at One Steakhouse. Photo Credit: Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment. Las Vegas, Nevada – Mohegan Sun Casino at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas,...
Native Business Video Learning: Watch this Interview on Tribal Gaming and Sports Betting Operations w/ SDSU Professor Kate Spilde
Professor Spilde reveals how gaming has evolved, and continues to evolve, with the times. Enjoy this one on one interview with Ms. Kate Spilde who is a Professor at San Diego State University (SDSU) and the Endowed Chair of the Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming. In...
MIT to Host Inaugural Indigenous Digital Delegation
Delegate Jackson 2Bears, a Kanien’kehaka (Mohawk) artist and cultural theorist, will bring his work-in-progress, Ne:Kahwistará:ken, a virtual Haudenosaunee longhouse, to workshop at the Indigenous Digital and Media Delegation at MIT.Ten Indigenous media scholars and...
Saddleback Communications Completes Fiber to the Home Network Build for Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Upgrade Offers Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Residents High-speed Internet Up to 500Mbps. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Saddleback Communications, a provider of world-class, fiber-based voice and data communications to business and residential customers in the Salt...
Lac Vieux Desert Partners with PointsBet Online and Mobile Sports Betting to Go Live in Michigan
PointsBet and Lac Vieux Desert debuting best-in-class technology, promotions, bet types and more for Michigan, including a ‘Win-Win’ promotion for all clients in the state WATERSMEET, MI — PointsBet, a premier global sportsbook operator, today announced that it will...
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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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Aleut Community Receives Grant for Aeronautics Training from Economic Development Administration
The internship and mentorship opportunities provided will immediately prepare residents for existing jobs, while building the capacity for automated commercial aircraft manufacturing in the region. WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross today announced...
Tuvli Garners $13.9M Contract to Provide Cybersecurity Support to BIA
Tuvli, an Akima subsidiary, will provide the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) with cybersecurity services and monitoring. (akima.com)An Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) and SBA certified 8(a) business has won a contract to protect government information and immediately...
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...
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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...
Mohegan Sun Casino at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Opens as the First Native American Casino in the Entertainment Capitol of the World
Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Melissa Gorga was joined alongside husband Joe Gorga and friends celebrating her birthday at One Steakhouse. Photo Credit: Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment. Las Vegas, Nevada – Mohegan Sun Casino at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas,...
Native Business Video Learning: Watch this Interview on Tribal Gaming and Sports Betting Operations w/ SDSU Professor Kate Spilde
Professor Spilde reveals how gaming has evolved, and continues to evolve, with the times. Enjoy this one on one interview with Ms. Kate Spilde who is a Professor at San Diego State University (SDSU) and the Endowed Chair of the Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming. In...
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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...
Michigan’s First Tribal Cannabis Store Opens Today
Northern Light Cannabis Co. opens to the public today, November 6th. Northern Light Cannabis Co. will start as a store and grow into a marijuana marketplace. The all-in-one operation, owned by the Bay Mills Indian Community, will eventually grow, process, test and...
5 States Voted to Legalize Marijuana, What It Means for Tribes
With marijuana legal is South Dakota, customers will be able to purchase cannabis products on Pine Ridge lands and leave with it, rather than needing to consume it on reservation. The Tribe plans to create a cannabis marketplace to bring financial opportunity to the...
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California Energy Commission Awards $5 Million+ in Grant Funding to Indian Energy for Camp Pendleton Energy Storage Demonstration Project
Indian Energy, LLC Founder Allen G. CadreauSan Diego, Calif., January 15, 2020 – San Diego-based energy developer, Indian Energy LLC, has accepted a grant of more than $5 million from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop and demonstrate long-duration,...
Tallchief Hemp Founder JC Seneca: Hemp Is Traditional
Seneca shared an overview of his best-selling products, including CBD bath bombs (pictured), CBD cooling gels, and CBD tinctures. (TallchiefHemp.com) JC Seneca, Founder of Tallchief Hemp, shared at the Native Business Virtual Summit how he established, capitalized and...
Indian Energy, LLC Honored as 2020 Native American Business of the Year
Indian Energy, LLC Founder Allen G. Cadreau (right) accepts the Business of the Year Award.Indian Energy LLC was honored by Native Business as the inaugural recipient of our Native Business of the Year Award. The award was presented at the recent Native Business...
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Cherokee Nation’s Healthcare Investments to Spur Education & Economic Growth
The first graduating class is expected to complete their medical education at the new facility in May 2024. The accredited medical school campus is located on the W.W. Hastings campus in Tahlequah, and is the first Tribally-affiliated medical school on Native land in...
San Manuel’s Landmark $14M Gift Means Improved Healthcare for SoCal Natives
Check presentation with San Manuel Chair Ken Ramirez (left), San Manuel Business Committee Member Johnny Hernandez (center), and CGU President Len Jessup (right). (Courtesy San Manuel Band of Mission Indians)The San Manuel Band of Mission Indian’s landmark $14 million...
J. C. Seneca Announced as Member of Business First “Power 250” List Recognizing Buffalo’s Most Powerful Businesspeople
Seneca’s inclusion on the Power 250 list follows his recent recognition as Native Business Magazine's 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year.Irving, NY - Seneca Nation businessman, J C Seneca, was recently announced as a member of the 2021 Business First Power 250, a list of...
Siyeh Corporation CEO Dennis Fitzpatrick Says Leaders Need to Be Good Listeners
Ever since Dennis Fitzpatrick became the founding CEO of the Blackfeet Nation-owned Siyeh Corporation, the Tribe has been on a rip-roaring economic streak.
Calculated Risk Taker Holly Gagnon: This Industry Powerhouse Seriously Loves the Casino Industry
Holly Gagnon, Seneca Gaming Corporation President and CEO, is a certified CPA who started her career at large accounting firms.
How 8 Native Entrepreneurs Capitalized Their Businesses
Loretta Guzman, a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Fort Hall, Idaho, paid her way through school as a barista, and also capitalized Bison Coffeehouse with her tips and through sales of her beadwork. (Courtesy Bison Coffeehouse) Native Business asked several...
Native Business Virtual Summit 2020: Embracing Innovation to Empower Indian Country
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...
Gary “Litefoot” Davis, Notah Begay III and Other Speakers Announced for Tribal Coronavirus Summit
Gary “Litefoot” Davis (center), Notah Begay III (left), and other distinguished medical and economic professionals will be participating in the virtual summit hosted by Sean McCabe (right). The Tribal Leaders Coronavirus Strategic Response Virtual Summit announced...
Native Business Video Learning: Watch Keynote Remarks from Chairman Marshall Pierite of the Tunica Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana
Chairman Pierite addresses innovation in Tribal and Native American business. Enjoy these keynote remarks, recorded during the Native Business Virtual Summit, from Chairman Marshall Pierite of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana. Chairman Pierite addresses...
Native Business Video Learning: Watch this CEO Rountable w/Leadership from Cherokee Nation Businesses, AMERIND and MNO-Bmadsen
Native Business Virtual Summit CEO Roundtable: Gain knowledge & insights from successful CEOs across Indian Country. Enjoy this CEO Roundtable from our Native Business Virtual Summit and gain knowledge & insights from successful CEOs across Indian Country....
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,...
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”...
Indian Energy LLC Awarded $1.2M by California Energy Commission to Demonstrate Energy Storage Solution
Allen G. Cadreau, CEO of Indian Energy (right), shakes the hand of U.S. Army Major General Christopher Donahue (left). (Courtesy Indian Energy) Without a storage solution, 100% renewable energy penetration is not possible. Indian Energy, LLC holds the final key to...
ANCs Comprise More Than Half of Alaska Business Magazine’s Top 49 List, Account for $15B in Gross Revenue
Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) accounted for more than half of Alaska Business Magazine's recently released “2020 Top 49ers” list. For the 26th consecutive year, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) anchored the list at #1 overall, responsible for more than...
New California Native American Legislative Caucus Announced by Rendon & Ramos
Ramos is a member of the Serrano/Cahuilla tribe and a lifelong resident of the San Manuel Indian Reservation. SACRAMENTO—California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) and Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) today announced formation of the...
Tourette Association of America Welcomes Newest Board Member, High-Ranking Native American Federal Employee with Tourette Syndrome
Gidner, who has Tourette Syndrome, is a citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa Tribe has served throughout the U.S. Department of the Interior. Bayside, NY -- The Tourette Association of America (TAA), the only national nonprofit organization serving the Tourette...
JC Seneca Foundation and G-Health Enterprises Sponsor COVID Vaccine “Table Talk”
Information Session Aimed at Encouraging Vaccine Participation Among Native People. Irving, NY --- Advancing their collaboration to bring healthcare and medical services to Native territories and surrounding communities across WNY, Seneca Nation businessman, J.C....