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14 May 2024 Chez Oxendine
Two tribes have been awarded more than a million dollars to support their engagement and consultation efforts regarding offshore wind projects that may impact their tribal interests.
14 May
Mno-Bmadsen, the investment arm of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, said it acquired OJS Building Services, Inc. (OJS), a mechanical and building automation systems contractor. Terms were not...
May 10
In a move hailed as a "significant step forward,” U.S. Reps. Gwen Moore (D-WI) and David Schweikert (R-AZ) introduced the bipartisan Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act on Wednesday.
May 11
Tribal communities across the country face a deepening digital divide as the funding pool for a federal connectivity subsidy dries up.
May 10
The General Services Administration (GSA) is offering to buy clean energy from tribal sources for the first time ever. It’s an important step for tribal energy development, but some experts say it...
The Northern Chumash Tribe has reached an agreement with offshore wind leaseholders that could expedite the long-awaited approval of a marine sanctuary to protect endangered species and sacred sites.
Utilizing data from a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) database, provided by HigherGov, this analysis reveals a significant trend: the increased use of M&A by Alaska Native Corporations, Native...
 
Washington, D.C.-based broadband consultancy Tribal Ready said Thursday that it acquired the assets of a Mississippi-based internet service provider (ISP) that grew out of a local government agency. Terms were not disclosed.
Entrepreneur Dana Thompson (Wahpeton-Sisseton, Mdewakanton Dakota), co-founder of the award-winning Owamni restaurant in Minneapolis, has launched a new social impact company and adult beverage brand called “Heti.”
This week, the Native CDFI Network and Tribal Business News are launching a yearlong podcast series highlighting how Native community development financial institutions (CDFIs) work alongside their small business clients to accelerate change and create economic opportunities in Native communities.
Sharon M. Avery, a citizen of the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan, was appointed acting chair of the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) on May 15, 2024.
The U.S. Department of the Interior has placed portions of the historic Shab-eh-nay Reservation into trust for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, establishing it as the only federally recognized tribal nation in Illinois.
Here’s our monthly roundup of recent landback deals, trust acquisitions, and other noteworthy real estate news involving Native American tribes and Indigenous businesses.
The federal contracting arm of NANA, an Alaska Native Corporation owned by more than 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, secured a pair of significant contract wins in recent weeks.
Warm, orange sunlight dapples the forest floor, illuminating a scene of an Ojibwe youth in a red hoodie. Perched nearby, a talking cat chimes in with a warning: don’t give your real name too freely in the forest.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has partnered with the College of Menominee Nation in northeastern Wisconsin on a grant program for the state’s federally recognized tribes and their members.
The American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association (AIANTA) said it will provide grant funding to six tribal projects through a collaboration with the US Forest Service.
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced $9 million in grant funding aimed at reducing diesel emissions from older diesel engines.