Last year, the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska opened a casino on restored Tribal lands in Iowa, while a civil case against the gaming establishment was pending.
READ MORENorthern Arapaho Tribal Industries Secures Nearly $4.1M in FCC Funding for Broadband on Wind River Reservation
by Native Business Staff | Aug 12, 2019 | Broadband, Federal, News, Telecommunications
A $4.1 million injection over the next decade will empower the Northern Arapaho Tribal Industries (NATI) to expand broadband to rural homes and businesses on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.
READ MOREU.S. Senator Mike Enzi Attends Unveiling of Northern Arapaho Tribe’s $3M Expansion to Health Care Center
by Native Business Staff | Aug 9, 2019 | Federal, Healthcare, News
U.S. Senator Mike Enzi joined Northern Arapaho tribal leaders, city officials, financing partner MoFi, and community members at today’s unveiling of the newly expanded Wind River Family & Community Health Care in Riverton, Wyoming.
READ MOREWarren’s Proposal Earmarks $5B to Expand Tribal Broadband, Tribes Win Ruling Against FCC on 5G Infrastructure
by Native Business Staff | Aug 9, 2019 | Broadband, Federal, Happening Now, News, Technology, Telecommunications
Today the D.C Circuit ruled that the FCC failed to sufficiently justify its order permitting telecom providers to deploy 5G small-cell infrastructure at Tribal heritage sites without proper Tribal consultation or completing historic preservation and environmental reviews.
READ MORELawmakers Praise Federal Ruling on Navajo Coal Mining to ‘Save Jobs and Revenue for Another 30 Years’
by Native Business Staff | Jul 31, 2019 | Energy, Federal, Legal, Legislative / Policy, Natural Resources, News
Two lawmakers gave praise on the 9th circuit ruling against green groups from blocking revenues, jobs and energy sustainability for the Navajo people.
READ MOREHonoring Sovereign Immunity, 9th Circuit Dismisses Challenge to Coal Mining on Navajo Nation
by Native Business Staff | Jul 30, 2019 | Energy, Federal, Legal, Legislative / Policy, Natural Resources, News
On the grounds of Tribal sovereign immunity, yesterday a federal court dismissed a challenge by environmental groups to expanded coal mining on the Navajo Nation to power the Four Corners Power Plant.
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