According to veteran lawyer Pilar Thomas, a member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, there are only three ways a Tribe can raise revenue for Tribal governmental purposes.
READ MOREFeds Set Aside COVID-19 Aid for Indian Country. But Does it Meet Tribes’ Needs?
by Native Business Staff | Apr 9, 2020 | Federal, Happening Now, Legislative / Policy, News
“We were looking for $20 billion, and we’re still looking for $20 billion,” said NCAI Chairman Kevin J. Allis. It’s been nearly...
READ MORESenate Urged to Reaffirm Mashpee Land in Trust
by Native Business Staff | Apr 7, 2020 | Federal, Happening Now, Legislative / Policy, News
“It’s truly about the land that we stand on, the blood and the bones of our ancestors that come from this land,” Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal...
READ MOREUSDA Green Lights 3 More Tribal Hemp Plans
by Native Business Staff | Apr 5, 2020 | Cannabis, Federal, Happening Now, News
Three more Tribes recently received USDA approval of their hemp regulatory plans, bringing the total number of approved Tribal plans to 17...
READ MORETypes of Small-Business Relief Through the CARES Act, and How to Get It
by Native Business Staff | Apr 3, 2020 | Banking / Finance, Entrepreneurship, Featured, Federal, Happening Now, News
The CARES Act, signed into law amidst the ongoing COVID-19 health and economic crisis, provides for two kinds of small business loans through...
READ MOREMashpee Wampanoag Tribe Files Emergency Injunction With DC Court
by Native Business Staff | Apr 1, 2020 | Federal, Happening Now, Legal, Legislative / Policy, News
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Chairman Cedric Cromwell speaks at a Tribal rally for its sovereign rights to land in front of the U.S. Capitol in...
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