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21 March 2025 Chez Oxendine
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.
21 Mar
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling the Department of Education and return education authority to the states.
March 21
The Department of the Interior announced the placement of 680 acres of land into trust for the Spirit Lake Nation in Benson County, N.D.
March 21
The Department of Transportation announced a $27 million funding opportunity under the Rural and Tribal Assistance Pilot Program.
March 19
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from terminating billions in climate funding awarded during the Biden administration, a decision that protects $1.5 billion...
Native American enrollment in colleges has fallen off by 37% since 2010 — more than double the national average decline in higher education attendance rates during the same time period.
 
Tribal Business News presents our latest People on the Move roundup, featuring notable hirings, appointments, and recognitions across Indian Country.
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.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to drastically scale back the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, potentially eliminating a critical source of capital for Native-owned businesses and economic development in tribal communities.
Jamul Casino, owned and operated by the Jamul Indian Village Development Corporation, plans to open a 16-story hotel tower this spring, expanding the property into a resort.
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.
The Center for Indian Country Development (CICD) at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has appointed three new members to its Leadership Council.
The Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe acquired a 240-acre ranch adjacent to its reservation lands from two Northern California nonprofit organizations, expanding its land base for food sovereignty initiatives.
Akima, an Alaska Native Corporation-owned government contractor, has secured a $55 million contract to modernize IT infrastructure for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command while also earning recognition for its veteran employment initiatives.
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.
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.
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.
In a court filing Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency failed to provide any concrete evidence of fraud or wrongdoing to justify canceling a $20 billion grant program that included more than $1.5 billion for clean energy projects in Indian Country.