Finding Slots in the Forest
“We’re constantly looking at demographics and how we can get more people to our area,” John Neumann, General Manager of Northern Waters Casino Resort, located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, previously told Native Business. This article was originally published...
Native Business Awards Announced! Presentations Taking Place at Native Business Virtual Summit
The five Native Business Awards include: Tribal Sovereignty Champion of the Year Award, Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Business of the Year Award, Tribal Enterprise of the Year Award, and Native Disruptor of the Year Award. Native Business is excited to announce the...
Native Business Podcast – Episode 15: DOE Tribal Energy Opportunities and Indian Energy, LLC Microgrid Solutions
On episode 15 of the Native Business Podcast, recorded in November of 2020 during the Native Business Virtual Summit broadcast, your host and the founder/publisher of Native Business Magazine, Gary Davis (Cherokee Nation), is joined by former leaders of the U.S....
Native Botanicals Modernizes Traditional Plant Medicine
All of Native Botanicals’ products use remedies that are wisdom-backed by Lakota elders, and incorporate traditional healing herbs like sage and yucca, among others. (Courtesy Native Botanicals) “There's a saying in Lakota, The time is now,” Shilo Clifford (Lakota)...
Biden Wins: ‘I Will Be a President for All Americans’
"U.S. policy has for too long broken trust with tribal nations. It’s time to choose a different path," Biden has stated. (Photo Courtesy Joe Biden's editorial for Medium, "I stand with Mashpee — and with all of Indian Country.")Joe Biden has won the presidency....
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Mutual of Omaha to Retire Corporate Logo Depicting Caricature of a Native American Chief
Mutual of Omaha is also developing a more robust supplier diversity strategy, proactively seeking out vendors from underrepresented communities and purchasing from suppliers who are demonstrably committed to social justice and racial equity. (Photo courtesy...
Okla. Supreme Court Rules Gov. Stitt Overstepped Authority, Gaming Compacts Invalid
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announcing the Tribal-state gaming compacts he signed with the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and Comanche Nation in AprilTribes argue Oklahoma Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction to invalidate the compacts, approved by the U.S. Department of Interior in...
CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos Likely to Follow Washington’s NFL Franchise in Changing Name
The reckoning of racist team names extends across borders into Canada. (Edmonton Eskimos)The Edmonton Eskimos, one of nine teams competing in the Canadian Football League (CFL), plans to change its name, according to sources and reported by TSN. No final statement...
Muscogee (Creek), Seminole Nations Oppose Okla. AG’s Agreement on Grounds It ‘Diminishes Sovereignty’
Principal Chief David Hill and Second Chief Del Beaver (Facebook: Principal Chief David Hill)Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 5-4 ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma, determining that nearly half (47 percent) of Oklahoma was Tribal land pursuant to an 1886...
Pueblo Turns Former Casino Into Film Production Space
The Tesuque Pueblo, an 800-member Tribe near Santa Fe, has converted a shuttered casino into a film production studio with the aim of luring major motion pictures to its picturesque red-brown foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Outdoor filming can take place...

