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Two influential Alaska Native organizations have returned to the Alaska Federation of Natives after a two-year absence, citing concerns about federal funding uncertainty under the Trump administration.
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Chris James, president and CEO of the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, has spent the last few days in Washington, D.C., meeting with policymakers to discuss his organization’s new assessment on how Trump administration policies are affecting Native communities.
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Native leaders across the country stepped into new roles in economic development, cultural preservation, and community advocacy this month, with appointments spanning from tribal gaming and finance to philanthropy and government affairs.
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Port Lions and Ouzinkie now have access to 2.5-gigabit fiber-optic internet as part of the Aleutians Fiber Project, marking a significant infrastructure development for these remote Alaska communities.
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Indian Country is buzzing with leadership changes this month as organizations across the Native American landscape welcome new talent and recognize exceptional contributions.
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Tribal enterprises are turning crisis into strategy as President Trump’s sweeping tariffs ripple through Indian Country, with Native leaders drawing on pandemic lessons and exploring sovereign solutions — from invoking the 1794 Jay Treaty to accelerating cross-border partnerships — to shield their communities from economic pressures.
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The Tulalip Tribes and the Washington State Department of Commerce signed a government-to-government memorandum of understanding (MOU) on May 1 to establish a formal working relationship between the tribal government and the state agency.
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The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi's economic development company acquired a Michigan warehousing firm and 156 acres of land, marking a significant expansion of the tribe's non-gaming business portfolio.
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Several prominent Native American organizations and tribes announced key leadership changes in early 2025, with the National American Indian Housing Council tapping former USDA official Rudy Soto as executive director and the Tohono O'odham Gaming Enterprise making history by naming its first tribal member CEO.
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As the Center for Indian Country Development (CICD) at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis marks its 10th anniversary, it has emerged as a crucial source of economic data and research for Indian Country. The center's work reveals both the uniqueness of tribal economies and their interconnectedness with regional and national prosperity.