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25 May 2026 Chez Oxendine
Proposed cuts to Native-serving programs, staffing losses across federal agencies and growing delays in tribal project approvals dominated a Senate Indian Affairs Committee budget hearing Wednesday, as lawmakers from both parties questioned whether the federal government can continue meeting its treaty and trust obligations to tribes.
26 May
The Osage Nation has begun construction on a new 50,000-square-foot health clinic in Skiatook, Okla., expanding healthcare capacity and continuing a broader tribal investment in healthcare...
May 26
Alaska’s only Tribal college has acquired a 15-acre site in Utqiaġvik for the future development of a new campus, marking a long-term infrastructure and workforce investment for Alaska’s North Slope...
May 21
U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach traveled to the Blackfeet Indian Reservation last week for his first visit to a Montana reservation since taking office — a trip that offered a firsthand look at the...
May 25
Native-owned Skydance Brewing Co. and the Fort Sill Apache Tribe are partnering to develop and operate a brewery, restaurant and bar at Apache Casino Hotel under a new agreement announced this week.
For many restaurant startups, a food truck is the first step toward opening a brick-and-mortar location. For Indigenous Eats, it happened in reverse.
 
Leadership changes and national recognition continue across Indian Country as Tribal enterprises, Native-led organizations and federal agencies add executives, elevate emerging leaders and honor contributions in media, policy, education and economic development.
Alaska Growth Capital is expanding support for Indigenous entrepreneurs across rural Alaska through its Alaska Marketplace Business Plan Competition, a program aimed at building business capacity in remote communities.
Redding Rancheria has secured $80 million in senior secured credit facilities from KeyBank to help finance construction of its planned $230 million Tribal Health Village in northern California, according to transaction details released by the lender.
LAS VEGAS, NV - When Celina Stops arrived at the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, she was pursuing more than a law degree. She was stepping into territory that...
A federal judge in Wisconsin has allowed the Ho-Chunk Nation to move forward with a lawsuit challenging whether online sports prediction markets offered by Kalshi amount to illegal sports betting on tribal lands under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
Federal agencies have awarded $6 million to the Klamath Tribes, the Yurok Tribe and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to launch the upper basin’s first long-term spring-run Chinook salmon reintroduction effort.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the Chinook Indian Nation’s petition on whether federal courts can recognize Indian tribes.
President Donald Trump signed bipartisan legislation this week aimed at speeding up mortgage approvals for homes and businesses on tribal trust land, a longstanding barrier to homeownership and private lending in Indian Country.
The federal program is giving Tribes more control over the facilities their communities rely on, creating a more defined and predictable approach to funding, operations, and long-term infrastructure...
Eastern Shawnee Companies has launched a healthcare staffing subsidiary and hired an experienced management team as the tribal enterprise continues expanding its federal contracting operations.
The Sundance Institute selected four filmmakers for its 2026 Native Lab, a development program supporting Indigenous storytellers working on feature and episodic projects.
Red Lake Nation College will deploy a $7 million unrestricted gift from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to establish a permanent endowment aimed at long-term financial stability, college leaders said.
Sponsored Storytelling. For more than a decade, Indigenous researchers and advocates have built frameworks to govern Native data.
Gilbert, Ariz.-based Laguna Creek LLC has raised $6.3 million in a Series A round led by Tempe-based Dali Capital Partners to expand its software platform for tribal hospitality and tourism businesses, the company said.
The U.S. Department of Energy opened a new funding opportunity offering up to $2.5 million in direct project support and about $1 million in technical assistance to support microgrid development in remote and isolated regions, including tribal communities.
Tribal Development Partners LLC said it closed financing on a $132 million workforce housing project in Kotzebue, Alaska, aimed at stabilizing health care staffing across 12 Native communities in the Northwest Arctic region.
Guest Essay. A non-Native man in tribal custody at the Quapaw Nation jail had a heart attack. Tribal staff called an ambulance. He was treated at the local emergency room. The bill came back at $25,000.
Sponsored Storytelling. In a packed conference room filled with nearly 150 attendees — boots and jeans, cowboy hats and notebooks — tribal leaders, ranch managers and agriculture professionals...