28 December 2025
At the end of 2024, with the election decided and a new administration headed to Washington, we laid out four areas we expected would shape Indian Country’s economic story this year: artificial intelligence, agriculture policy, clean energy and access to capital. The choices weren’t speculative. They reflected active programs, bipartisan commitments and billions of dollars already in motion.
28 Dec
2025 was a year of unprecedented challenges to tribal sovereignty and economic self-determination, as the Trump administration's sweeping policy changes — from proposed budget cuts to federal grant...
December 28
These were our favorite stories of 2025 because they reflect Indian Country as it actually is — and the kind of journalism we’re committed to doing. Not aspirational. Not abstract. Grounded in...
December 22
There are federal policies that move slowly because they’re controversial. And then there are policies that move slowly because everyone agrees — but no one knows how to act.
December 28
Covering Indian Country energy in 2025 felt a little like watching someone finish some wiring, hit the switch, and hearing a “pop” somewhere as the bulbs flickered and died. The repair work now is...
USDA Rural Development has approved a $25 million loan guarantee for the Blue Mountain Mill, a regenerative flour mill under construction at Coyote Business Park on the Umatilla Indian Reservation...
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The 2024 Michigan Non-Gaming Tribal Economic Impact Study marks a significant achievement in tribal economic development within the state. For the first time, all 12 federally recognized tribes have...
