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4 April 2026 Brian Edwards and Chez Oxendine
President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget proposal calls for ramping up U.S. defense spending to $1.5 trillion, a shift that would come alongside deep reductions to domestic programs — including those that support tribal governments, Native businesses and essential services in Indian Country.
04 Apr
Federal prosecutors have filed a civil fraud complaint against Arizona-based telecommunications contractors accused of inflating costs and billing for nonexistent equipment on a federally funded...
April 04
The U.S. Department of Labor said it will make about $76 million available in grants to support employment and training programs for American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians, directing...
April 05
A proposed federal rule could limit the ability of tribes to challenge early-stage hydropower projects, raising concerns among Navajo community groups about renewed development pressure on Black...
April 04
The Bishop Paiute Tribe has become the first customer to activate service on California’s Middle‑Mile Broadband Network, marking an early operational milestone for the state’s open-access fiber...
Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority has agreed to sell the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun to the Tilman J. Fertitta family in a transaction valued at $300 million, according to the tribal enterprise and...
 
The Department of Transportation awarded $54.2 million to rural communities and tribal nations for early-stage transportation projects, as demand for the funding far outpaced supply, with nearly $790 million in applications.
Starla Thompson’s career centers on healing — and how it shapes policy, advocacy and services for Native communities.
A federal judge has awarded $1.27 million to a Native community development financial institution (CDFI) in a fraud case tied to a failed tribal energy venture, finding that key representations used to secure a $1.5 million loan were false.
The National Indian Gaming Commission announced Monday that Vice Chair Jeannie Hovland has departed the agency, according to a press release from NIGC. Her resignation is effective immediately.
Federal lawmakers from Washington have introduced legislation to transfer the Clear Creek Hatchery infrastructure to the Nisqually Indian Tribe, returning federally owned facilities tied to the tribe’s salmon recovery work.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the Chinook Indian Nation’s petition on whether federal courts can recognize Indian tribes.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is making a push in the House and Senate to update the federal government’s primary Native housing law, moving companion bills to reauthorize and modernize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self‑Determination Act — commonly known as NAHASDA — through 2033.
Cook Inlet Region Inc. (CIRI), an Alaska Native corporation, has launched OSC Technical Solutions as a standalone operating company focused on federal IT, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure services.
Blackfeet filmmakers Ivan and Ivy MacDonald won the Frank Blythe Award from Vision Maker Media for their documentary Bring Them Home/Aiskótáhkapiyaaya, which chronicles efforts to return wild bison to the Blackfeet reservation in Montana.
The William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV and the Tribal Leadership Council have launched a new endowed scholarship aimed at expanding the pipeline of Native attorneys, marking what officials say is the first such endowment created by a Native nonprofit at the law school.
Gilbert, Ariz.-based Laguna Creek LLC has raised $6.3 million in a Series A round led by Tempe-based Dali Capital Partners to expand its software platform for tribal hospitality and tourism businesses, the company said.
A Northern California tribe and a private developer plan to build an artificial intelligence and energy infrastructure campus on tribal land, marking a push into power-intensive data development tied to existing microgrid capacity.