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Tribal bank accounts surged in 2022, as the Indian gaming industry rebounded and tribal governments took in historic amounts of cash from federal funding.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened a $40 million grant opportunity for recycling infrastructure projects for Tribes and intertribal groups.
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Here are a few of our favorite Tribal Business News stories from 2022.
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Oweesta Corporation last week announced a new $1.5 million grant program to provide seed funding and capacity-building opportunities for Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs).
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Here are our top 10 most-read stories by Tribal Business News readers in 2022.
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The Osage Nation will leverage federal funding and local partnerships to bring internet to its Oklahoma reservation through a new tribally-owned broadband department overseeing a swathe of new infrastructure.
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The past two years have been historic for Indian Country, with unprecedented levels of federal funding, Native representation and Tribal consultation from the Biden administration and a Democratic-controlled Congress.
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When Mary Jane Oatman was seven years old, her grandparents were arrested for growing marijuana on the Nez Pierce Reservation in central Idaho, where the family lived.
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TAHOLAH, Wash. — Toptana Technologies is building out its board of directors to help guide the development of the only Indigenous-owned cable landing station and backhaul network provider on the West Coast.
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UNALAKLEET, Alaska — The Inuit village of Unalakleet endured a massive storm in September 2022, with torrential rains and high winds pummeling the town that sits 147 miles away from Nome, the nearest community, as flooding reached 11 feet and many residents lost power.
Importantly, Unalakleet’s new internet connection, which is crucial for communicating between emergency teams and first responders, stayed online.