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USDA terminates land-access grants, stalling tribal agriculture projects and stripping millions in funding

11 April 2026 Chez Oxendine
A U.S. Department of Agriculture decision to terminate previously awarded land-access grants is disrupting plans by tribal and Native-serving organizations tied to land, capital and infrastructure.

Maine tribes intervene to defend internet gaming law amid legal challenge

08 Apr
Four Maine tribes have intervened to defend the state’s new internet gaming law, aiming to preserve a new revenue stream.

UNLV, National Judicial College launch tribal judicial training partnership

April 11
The Indian Nations Gaming & Governance Program at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the National Tribal Judicial Center at the National Judicial College have formed a partnership to expand...

Tribes join environmentalist coalition to overturn off-shore wind project in New York

April 11
A coalition that includes the Wampanoag tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and the Narragansett Indian Tribe has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn approvals for the Sunrise Wind offshore wind...

NIGC Vice Chair Jeannie Hovland departs, leaving commission short of full membership

April 08
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.

Red Lake Nation College establishes endowment with $7M MacKenzie Scott gift

Red Lake Nation College will deploy a $7 million unrestricted gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to establish a permanent endowment aimed at long-term financial stability, college leaders said.
 

DOT awards $54.2M to advance tribal, rural transportation projects

Economic Development
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.

Alaska business plan competition awards Native entrepreneurs tackling rural service gaps

Indigenous Entrepreneurs
Alaska Growth Capital is expanding support for Indigenous entrepreneurs across rural Alaska through its Alaska Marketplace Business Plan Competition, a program aimed at building business capacity in remote communities.

Court awards $1.27M to Native lender in fraud case tied to tribal energy venture

Finance
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.

Senators introduce bill to bar sports betting on prediction markets

Gaming
A new bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate takes aim at prediction‑market platforms that lawmakers say are offering sports betting under another name.

WA lawmakers propose transferring Clear Creek Hatchery infrastructure to Nisqually Indian Tribe

Food | Agriculture
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.

Supreme Court declines Chinook bid for federal recognition through courts

Sovereignty
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the Chinook Indian Nation’s petition on whether federal courts can recognize Indian tribes.

Congress revisits long-stalled NAHASDA with bills in House, Senate

Real Estate
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.

CIRI subsidiary launches tech firm to expand federal IT, cybersecurity contracting

Native Contracting
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.

Sundance Institute selects four filmmakers for 2026 Native Lab

Arts and Culture
The Sundance Institute selected four filmmakers for its 2026 Native Lab, a development program supporting Indigenous storytellers working on feature and episodic projects.

UNLV’s Boyd Law lands first Native nonprofit-endowed scholarship

Higher Education
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.

Laguna Creek raises $6.3M to scale software for tribal tourism operators

Tourism
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.

Proposed federal rule could weaken tribal input on hydropower permits, Navajo groups say

Energy | Environment
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 Mesa, a Navajo Nation region long shaped by coal mining.

$132M tribal health workforce housing project closes financing

Health Care
Tribal Development Partners LLC said it closed financing on a $132 million workforce housing project in Kotzebue, Alaska, aimed at stabilizing health care staffing across 12 Native communities in the Northwest Arctic region.

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USDA terminates land-access grants, stalling tribal agriculture projects and stripping millions in funding

USDA terminates land-access grants, stalling tribal agriculture projects and stripping millions in funding