In a final decision, a federal judge has ruled in favor of the Wilton Rancheria, putting 36 acres in trust for the Tribe, which has been landless since the termination era of the 1950s.
READ MORENavajo Nation Calls T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Essential to its Economic Recovery
by Native Business Staff | Sep 13, 2019 | Broadband, Happening Now, Legislative / Policy, News, Technology, Telecommunications
The Navajo Nation supports the $26 billion T-Mobile/Sprint merger, saying it will provide the infrastructure for 21st Century reservation jobs.
READ MORENative Entrepreneurs to Discuss Racial-Wealth Gap at United Nations Civil Society Conference
by Native Business Staff | Aug 27, 2019 | Disruptors, Entrepreneurship, Happening Now, Legislative / Policy, News
Three Native women entrepreneurs will weigh in on the UN commitment to make communities economically equal places while highlighting the racial-wealth gap.
READ MOREFormer Obama Advisor Nominated as Cherokee Nation Delegate to Congress
by Native Business Staff | Aug 26, 2019 | Featured, Federal, Legislative / Policy, News
The Cherokee Nation is nominating Kimberly Teehee as the Tribe’s delegate for the U.S. House of Representatives, enacting a treaty provision that has never been enforced.
READ MOREAquinnah Tribe Wins Bid in Casino Suit, Chairwoman Cheryl Andrews-Maltais Partakes in Presidential Forum
by Native Business Staff | Aug 21, 2019 | Gaming, Legal, Legislative / Policy, News
On Monday, a Massachusetts federal judge granted the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head’s bid to amend a judgment in a lawsuit against the state. Meanwhile, Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, served on two panels at the LaMere Native American Presidential Forum.
READ MOREStacy Leeds to Guide Future Lawyers to Advance & Defend Tribal Rights Through ASU’s Indian Legal Program
by Native Business Staff | Aug 19, 2019 | Career, Legal, Legislative / Policy, News, The Future
Stacy L. Leeds, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, will teach federal Indian law this fall as part of ASU’s Indian Legal Program.
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