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 MORESiletz Tribe to Launch Professional and Collegiate Sports Betting at Chinook Winds
by Native Business Staff | Aug 25, 2019 | Gaming, News
Chinook Winds’ brick-and-mortar sports betting is novel in that the Oregon Lottery has opted not to allow betting on college games, whereas Chinook Winds will offer NCAA betting.
READ MORECherokee Nation Approves Largest Annual Budget in its History for 2020: $1.16 Billion
by Native Business Staff | Aug 23, 2019 | Happening Now, News
Whereas the Cherokee Nation Tribal Council allocated $887 million for the 2019 comprehensive budget, the Committee on Monday unanimously approved the 2020 budget for $1.16 billion.
READ MOREOver 44,000 Tribal Homes and Businesses in 13 States to Receive FCC Broadband Support
by Native Business Staff | Aug 23, 2019 | Broadband, Federal, News
Taking further steps to close the digital divide, the FCC has authorized support over the next decade for maintaining, improving and expanding affordable broadband in 44,243 homes and businesses on Tribal lands nationwide.
READ MORESeneca Nation to NY: Arbitration Over Casino Payments & Road Maintenance Are Two Separate Issues
by Native Business Staff | Aug 22, 2019 | Happening Now, Infrastructure, Legal, News
The Seneca Nation argues the arbitration over its casino payments to the state and the state’s maintenance of the decrepit stretch of the Thruway that runs through Seneca lands in Chautauqua County should be two separate issues.
READ MOREYurok Tribe Reacquires 50,000 Acres of Forest
by Native Business Staff | Aug 21, 2019 | Natural Resources, News
For decades, the Yurok Tribe witnessed the degradation of their ancestral territory. Their solution to protect one of the most biologically rich areas on Earth? To own it.
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