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Tribal enterprise launches rapid-deploy VTOL landing system for remote operations

3 April 2025 Chez Oxendine
A Cherokee Nation-owned company has introduced technology that could change where and how vertical take-off aircraft can operate in remote or emergency situations.

Nansemond Indian Nation sues Virginia over Medicaid reimbursement discrimination

03 Apr
The Nansemond Indian Nation and its tribally chartered health arm, Fishing Point Healthcare, are suing the Commonwealth of Virginia for withholding Medicaid reimbursements and discriminating against...

Schatz, Curtis introduce bipartisan bill to expand tribal energy access

March 27
U.S. Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and John Curtis (R-Utah) have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at expanding tribal access to federal energy programs.

Trump commutes sentence of second man convicted in $60M Oglala Sioux fraud case

April 01
President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Jason Galanis, the second person convicted in a scheme that defrauded the Oglala Sioux Nation to receive clemency in recent days.

Ransomware attack disrupts Lower Sioux casino, spreads to tribal health services

April 03
A ransomware attack that initially targeted the Lower Sioux Indian Community’s Jackpot Junction casino has spread throughout the tribe’s network, forcing the shutdown of some essential services at...

Prairie Band Potawatomi to receive historic return of 1,500-acre Illinois state park

The Prairie Band Potawatomi will receive the Shabbona Lake State Park in DeKalb County, Ill., following a long legislative road.
 

Puyallup Tribe enters maritime industry with $200M port terminal project

Economic Development
The Puyallup Tribe is breaking into global maritime commerce by building its own international shipping terminal on tribal land in southwest Washington, marking one of the first direct entries by a Native nation into the port infrastructure business.

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.

TREASURY: CDFI Fund will continue 'as normal,' easing worries for Native financial institutions

Finance
The U.S. Department of Treasury has reportedly affirmed that its Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund will continue operating normally, easing some concerns about potential disruptions stemming from a Trump administration executive order that threatened to dismantle the agency office.

Maine bill would give Wabanaki tribes exclusive mobile gaming rights

Gaming
Maine legislators are considering a bill that would give the state’s four Wabanaki tribes exclusive rights to operate mobile casino gaming, potentially creating a new revenue stream for tribal nations that have historically faced economic barriers.

Sovereign Equity Fund partners with NAAF on $40k tribal grants for sustainable ag projects 

Food | Agriculture
A new partnership between Native-serving agricultural organizations will provide grants of up to $40,000 to tribal governments to expand existing sustainable agriculture programs.

Yurok Tribe opposes marine stewardship area

Sovereignty
The Yurok Tribe has rejected parts of a proposed Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area (IMSA) that would include Yurok ancestral lands, citing sovereignty concerns.

Mohegan Tribe gains residential leasing authority under HEARTH Act approval

Real Estate
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has approved a residential leasing ordinance adopted by the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut under the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership (HEARTH) Act of 2012.

Trump order centralizing federal procurement could disrupt tribal contracting opportunities

Native Contracting
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 20 that could potentially disrupt Native contracting opportunities by consolidating federal procurement under the General Services Administration.

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.
Blackfeet Community College President Brad Hall (center) and Institutional Development Director Melissa Weatherwax (right) walk through a half-finished building meant to host a college program training workers for the tribe’s slaughterhouse. Without federal grants, the Montana college might pause the building project. Credit:Rebecca Stumpf for ProPublica

She’s on a Scholarship at a Tribal College in Wisconsin. The Trump Administration Suspended the USDA Grant That Funded It.

Higher Education
Alexandria Ehlert has pursued a college education hoping to become a park ranger or climate scientist. Now she’s wondering whether she’ll ever finish her studies at College of Menominee Nation.

Puyallup Tribe launches international flights, marking latest business expansion

Tourism
The Puyallup Tribe of Indians expanded its transportation portfolio by extending seasonal seaplane service with Kenmore Air, adding international flights between Tacoma and Victoria, British Columbia.

Credit union nonprofit joins legal fight against EPA over frozen clean energy funds

Energy | Environment
A nonprofit credit union organization has filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency and Citibank, seeking to protect nearly $2 billion in clean energy funding that includes resources designated for tribal communities.

Tulalip Tribe signs first-ever data sovereignty agreement with WA health department 

Health Care
The Washington State Department of Health (WSDOH) and the federally recognized Tulalip Tribes have signed the state’s first-ever data sharing agreement.

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