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Alaska’s $49M mariculture cluster creating opportunities for Native communities

11 January 2025 Chez Oxendine
Alaska’s next wave of sustainable Indigenous businesses is underwater.

IHS allocates $700M for tribal water, sanitation projects

10 Jan
The Indian Health Service has allocated $700 million for tribal sanitation infrastructure through its Sanitation Facilities Construction (SFC) Program for fiscal 2025. The program aims to improve...

Tule River Tribe to reclaim 14,675 acres of ancestral land in California 

January 11
The Tule River Indian Tribe plans to acquire 14,675 acres of blue oak woodlands from the Hershey Ranch in Tulare County, Calif., kickstarting rehabilitation efforts following 2023 flooding in the...

Minnesota regulators revoke pipeline permit amid tribal pushback

January 09
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has rescinded a permit for the reconstruction of a petroleum pipeline near Pipestone National Monument after tribal nations raised concerns about the...

Twenty-Nine Palms Band expands partnership with new retail concept at Acrisure Arena

January 10
The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians is expanding its presence in Southern California sports and entertainment, announcing a new retail partnership at Acrisure Arena that adds to a growing...

NATIFS expands Native food mission with new Minneapolis headquarters

The nonprofit North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS) will have a home to call its own following a building acquisition in Minneapolis.
 

Storylines we’ll be tracking in 2025

Economic Development
As we head into 2025 and a new administration, Tribal Business News will be paying special attention to these storylines as they unfold in the coming weeks and months.

Treasury awards $8.6M to tribes through SSBCI program

Indigenous Entrepreneurs
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Treasury announced an additional $8.6 million in State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funding for tribal governments on Friday, bringing the program's total tribal allocations to more than $530 million.

Editor’s Notebook: With MacKenzie Scott’s $103M gift, the secret is out about Native CDFIs

Finance
Last week, I attended an annual summit in Washington, D.C., where community development financial institution (CDFI) leaders gathered to discuss their vision for expanding access to capital in Native communities. The summit conversations were forward-looking but grounded in hard-won experience — after all, this is an industry that started with a handful of organizations in the early 2000s, when pioneers like Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy and Ted Piccolo were “rubbing sticks together” to make payroll while facing a healthy amount of skepticism both inside and outside Indian Country.

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe opens new travel center with gaming operations

Gaming
The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas has expanded its economic footprint with the opening of the Ischoopa Travel Center on its reservation in Livingston, Texas, combining retail operations with Class II gaming.

Agriculture Department awards $46M to support tribal food systems, climate initiatives

Food | Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a raft of new grants and awards for tribal organizations and governments on Dec. 9 during the last Tribal Nations Summit hosted by the Biden administration.

Feds back Shinnecock land rights, undercutting state and local lawsuits

Sovereignty
The U.S. Department of the Interior has confirmed the Shinnecock Indian Nation’s aboriginal rights to a contested property in Hampton Bays, New York, potentially derailing state and local efforts to regulate the tribe’s development projects there.

State-recognized tribe to expand land base through 500-acre gift

Real Estate
The Hassanamisco Nipmuc Band will receive 500 acres of forest in Sunderland, Mass., expanding the state-recognized tribe’s land base by 14,000%.

Akima lands $55M defense contract, earns military-friendly recognition

Native Contracting
Akima, an Alaska Native Corporation-owned government contractor, has secured a $55 million contract to modernize IT infrastructure for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command while also earning recognition for its veteran employment initiatives.

Florida man charged with selling fake Native American jewelry

Arts and Culture
A Florida man has been indicted for allegedly selling fake Native American jewelry at art shows across the United States, according to the Department of Justice.

Q+A: Dr. Annette Reed on canceling retirement to lead Sacramento State's Native American college

Higher Education
In early fall, Dr. Annette Reed concluded 26 years in various roles supporting Native American students at Sacramento State. Her tenure included serving as director for Native American Studies, chair for the Department of Ethnic Studies, and a part-time job with the college president’s office.

New global alliance aims to elevate, protect Indigenous tourism

Tourism
Three of the world’s leading Indigenous tourism organizations have united to tackle a growing challenge: protecting authentic tourism experiences from cultural misrepresentation and non-Native operators cashing in on the booming market.

Alaska Native community gains authority to protect caribou near Willow Oil Project

Energy | Environment
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has signed a right-of-way agreement giving an Alaska Native community new authority to protect caribou habitat near ConocoPhillips' Willow oil drilling project on Alaska's North Slope.

USDA plans $40M in distance learning, telehealth grants for tribes, rural communities

Health Care
Rising demand for remote learning and telehealth services in Indian Country has spurred new federal funding for digital infrastructure, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture is planning to distribute $40 million through its Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grant program.

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