In a letter to Tribal members this week, NIGA leaders Ernie Stevens Jr., Jason Giles and Danielle Her Many Horses urged Tribes to advocate fiercely for Tribal gaming inclusion in the next COVID-19 federal relief package.
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6 Tribes Sue Treasury Secretary Mnuchin to Stop Tribal CARES Funding to ANCs
Meanwhile, ANCs assert: “The CARES Act is unambiguous: Alaska Native villages, Alaska Native regional corporations, and Alaska Native village corporations are ‘tribes’ under the CARES Act.”
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CARES Act May Pit Tribal Governments Against ANCs for COVID-19 Relief
CARES money for “governments” seems to allow for ANCs to get a piece of the $8 billion set aside for Tribal governments. For Native...
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U.S. Treasury to Hold Tribal Consultations on CARES Act PPP Today
Tribes nationwide have protested the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) oversight of Tribal Government Gaming in the emergency relief available through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
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Feds Set Aside COVID-19 Aid for Indian Country. But Does it Meet Tribes’ Needs?
“We were looking for $20 billion, and we’re still looking for $20 billion,” said NCAI Chairman Kevin J. Allis. It’s been nearly...
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Reps. Lead Push for Tribal Small Businesses to Access Relief During Coronavirus
Rep. Sharice Davids, Vice-Chair of the Congressional Native American Caucus, said: “It’s essential that Tribal small businesses can...
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