An Act to protect Native seeds would help Indian Country realize more economic gain in addition to protecting health and traditional food sources.
READ MOREFederal Judge: HUD Can’t Restrict Utah Tribe’s Mortgage Agency
by Native Business Staff | Jul 24, 2019 | Federal, Happening Now, Housing, Legal, Legislative / Policy, News
A federal judge in Utah has blocked the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from enforcing a departmental directive that barred a Tribe’s down payment financing for federally insured mortgages.
READ MOREInvestigation Into Claims of Minority Status to Win Federal Contracts Prompts St. Louis to Decertify 5 Operators
by Native Business Staff | Jul 19, 2019 | Federal, Federal Contracting, Happening Now, Legal, Legislative / Policy, News
Officials in St. Louis have decertified at least five businesses that had claimed Native American status to receive minority set-aside government contracts.
READ MOREOkla. Tribal Leaders Sign Joint Resolution Opposing Governor Stitt’s Repudiation of State-Tribal Compacts
by Native Business Staff | Jul 13, 2019 | Gaming, Legislative / Policy, News
On Friday, the Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes signed a resolution, opposing Gov. Stitt’s attempt to renegotiate the Tribal-state compacts.
READ MOREOrdinance Would Regulate Medical Marijuana Cultivation, Production & Distribution on St. Regis Mohawk Reservation
by Native Business Staff | Jul 12, 2019 | Cannabis, Legislative / Policy, News
If approved a draft ordinance would legalize, license and regulate medical marijuana for cultivation, production and distribution on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation in Franklin County, New York.
READ MOREOkla. Governor Wants Bigger Cut of State’s Tribal Gaming Revenue
by Native Business Staff | Jul 11, 2019 | Gaming, Legislative / Policy, News
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, published an op-ed Monday in the Tulsa World asserting that Oklahoma should renegotiate for a more substantial share of the billions of dollars that Tribal casinos generate each year.
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