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....
Oneida and Menominee Tribes Set to Host Grand-Opening of Bay Bank and Standing Pines Convenience Store
Ribbon cutting planned for May 25 at shared complex on the Menominee Reservation. KESHENA, Wis. — With the return of warmer weather in Wisconsin, the leaders of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, Oneida Nation, and Bay Bank are ready to further showcase their...
Ho-Chunk Forms WarHorse Gaming to Manage Forthcoming Casinos at Racetracks
Lance Morgan, President and CEO of Ho-Chunk, Inc., said the economic development arm of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska has formed WarHorse Gaming LLC to build three casinos at horse racing tracks across Nebraska. (Courtesy Ho-Chunk, Inc.) Ho-Chunk, Inc. has created a...
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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Trump Administration Issues Final Rule on NEPA Reviews
U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Flickr CC/Güldem Üstün)Last week, at an event in Georgia, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his administration had issued a final rule to “modernize and accelerate environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy...
Unearth Sustainable Joy With Joy Huntington
Joy Huntington, Founder of Uqaqti Consulting and the Joy Huntington brand has had the courage to take risks. (Courtesy Isaiah Mangum - Fairbanks Brand Studio)This article originally appeared in the summer 2019 edition of Native Business Magazine. Success wasn’t handed...
Cherokee Nation Invests $40M for Children’s Technology
The rise of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic requires solutions. The Cherokee Nation has a plan. Tribes nationwide are transitioning to distance learning as COVID-19 has caused schools to close their doors and move in-person education to online, or...
Tribe Taps Innovation Capital to Expand & Diversify Business Opportunities
To expand its footprint with commercial gaming operations in various states, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has entered into a contract with Innovation Capital, LLC. The boutique investment bank will help the Band diversify its business opportunities...
Biden Campaign Adds Clara Pratte (Navajo) to Lead Engagement With Tribes
Clara Pratte (right), who served as the Chief of Staff for Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye, has been named Tribal engagement director for Joe Biden's presidential campaign.This week, the campaign of Joe Biden—the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee for...

