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19 January 2026 Brian Edwards
The Department of Defense will conduct a line-by-line review of all sole-source contracts over $20 million awarded through the Small Business Administration's 8(a) program, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday.
19 Jan
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has named Megan Minoka Hill as director of its new Native self-determination program, formalizing a philanthropic initiative developed over more...
January 17
The Cherokee Nation has launched a new initiative to drive job creation and private investment in distressed areas of its reservation by deploying its State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)...
January 18
Guest Opinion. The future of tribal broadband has quietly but fundamentally shifted over the last few months.
January 17
The Prairie Island Indian Community set its net zero carbon emissions goal in 2021, becoming one of the first tribal nations in the country to commit to eliminating or offsetting all the carbon the...
After more than a century of advocacy, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina secured full federal recognition in late December, when Congress included the Lumbee Fairness Act in the annual National...
 
January brought significant leadership changes across Indian Country, from new directors at major philanthropic and federal programs to promotions at tribal corporations and financial institutions. The MacArthur Foundation and the Department of Energy announced new leadership for programs serving Native communities, while Huntington Bank and Chugach Alaska Corporation elevated executives to expanded roles.
Samantha Skenandore once planned to be a veterinarian. Today, she is a founding partner at Madison, Wisc.-based Skenandore Wilson LLP, specializing in tribal law and governance.
Jamul Indian Village Development Corporation has refinanced $425 million of senior secured debt tied to the Jamul Indian Village’s gaming and resort operations in San Diego County, according to transaction details released by the lead arranger.
Agua Caliente Casinos plans a $60 million renovation of all 340 guest rooms at its Rancho Mirage resort, part of a broader master planning effort that includes additional development at the property and in downtown Palm Springs, according to the tribal gaming operator.
Two tribally owned markets have begun doubling federal food assistance for fresh produce, giving SNAP shoppers up to $20 in daily matching funds as part of a federally funded push to improve access to healthy foods in rural southeastern Oklahoma.
After nearly four decades building the Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance and Development into the preeminent research center on tribal governance, Joseph P. Kalt handed the reins to economist Randall Akee this summer, marking a generational transition in how academic institutions study and support Native nation-building.
Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation has acquired a majority stake in Northbank Civil and Marine Inc., a Vancouver, Wash.-based construction company, as part of the Alaska Native corporation's continued expansion in the Pacific Northwest.
Twelve subsidiaries of Cherokee Federal have been named among recent awardees on the Missile Defense Agency’s Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) multiple-award contract, according to a company announcement.
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 College of the Muscogee Nation and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas signed an agreement that will allow tribal college students to transfer into UNLV's hospitality program with a focus on tribal gaming and hospitality management.
A coalition of South Dakota's nine tribal nations will use a $175,000 prize to train Native youth and develop tourism businesses that keep revenue in Indian Country rather than flowing to outside operators.
The U.S. Department of Energy announced Eric Mahroum as the director of the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs.