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...
Serial Entrepreneur JC Seneca Speaks to the Power of Pursuing a Vision
Native Pride Travel Plaza houses a smoke shop, gas station, high-speed Diesel pumps and popular diner in Irving, New York — where founder JC Seneca is pictured enjoying a cup of coffee. (Courtesy Seneca)It takes a leap of faith to follow a vision. JC Seneca, a Seneca...
Chahta Nowvt Aya: The Journey of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Comes to Life July 23
Grand Opening Date Announced for Choctaw Cultural Center in Durant, an Interactive and Immersive Space that Tells the Story of the Choctaw People and Culture. Durant, Ok – The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma today announced that its new Choctaw Cultural Center, which...
Chairman Fox: ‘Reserve Your Capital, Strengthen Tribal Self-Reliance’
Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara (MHA) Nation Chairman Mark N. Fox (right) chats with Native Business Founder, Publisher and CEO Gary Davis during the Native Business Virtual Summit live broadcast in November 2020. The pandemic may have hit Tribal economies hard, but it...
Haaland Is Biden’s Pick for Interior Secretary
Haaland (D-New Mexico) is an enrolled citizen of the Pueblo of Laguna and serves on the House Natural Resources Committee. Haaland can remain in her House seat until her confirmation as Secretary of the Interior by the U.S. Senate is complete. In its 171-year-old...
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Native American Agriculture Fund Names New Investment Manager
Together, NAAF and Neuberger Berman will execute the largest and most ambitious philanthropic investment program supporting Native American agriculture in the history of the U.S. The Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF) began delivering on its mandate to distribute...
Trapping the Sun on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
This solar array footprint on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation is 300 feet by 20 feet. (Photo Courtesy CTUIR)Patrick Mills, scientist and project management professional for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR),...
From the Editor: Recognizing Your Worth & Funding Your Entrepreneurial Dreams
Native Business Executive Editor Carmen Davis (Makah/Chippewa-Cree/Yakama) on entrepreneurship: “Don’t let self-doubt sink in. Trust in your talents that the Creator blessed you with and go for it.”As Native entrepreneurs, first and foremost, we must recognize our...
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...
NNAHRA: How Human Resource Teams in Indian Country Are Navigating the Times
Tal Moore, NNAHRA's Foundation Director, has worked with Tribes for nearly three decades, primarily in the space of human resources, organizational development, strategic planning and performance improvement. He is a descendent of the Pueblo of Isleta. NNAHRA — a...

