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Choctaw Nation economic impact reaches $4.1B, supporting nearly 27,000 jobs

8 March 2026 Chez Oxendine
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma generated a $4.1 billion economic impact in 2023, supporting 26,917 jobs and $1.65 billion in wages and benefits, according to a new analysis.

Cherokee Nation citizen Stacy Leeds named president of the University of Tulsa

10 Mar
The University of Tulsa announced Monday that Stacy Leeds, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and dean of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, will become the...

Navajo Nation secures $277M in broadband funding from three states

March 08
The Navajo Nation is set to receive about $277 million in Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding from three states, a major investment aimed at closing long-standing gaps in...

ASRC Federal joint venture wins $596M Air Force contract for Alaska radar system support

March 08
A joint venture between Alaska Native-owned ASRC Federal and global infrastructure company ATCO has been awarded a 10-year, $596 million U.S. Air Force contract to operate and maintain the Alaska...

Q+A: Ada Montague on NEPA changes and what they could mean for tribal consultation

March 08
In late February, the U.S. Department of the Interior finalized changes to how it implements the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), shifting 80% of existing regulations into an “internal...

Kansas lawmakers again weigh control of Shawnee Indian Mission site

Kansas lawmakers are again debating who should control one of the state’s most historically sensitive sites: the Shawnee Indian Mission in Fairway.
 

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes recover from ransomware attack as cyber threats expand across tribal governments

Economic Development
The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes are continuing recovery efforts after a ransomware attack that disrupted schools and government operations following a Dec. 8 intrusion — an incident that comes amid a broader rise in cyberattacks targeting tribal governments.

Choctaw Nation invests $1M to embed tribal business hub in Oklahoma public library

Indigenous Entrepreneurs
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma will invest $1 million to establish a 3,500-square-foot Chahtapreneur Coworking and Business Center in McAlester as part of a $9 million renovation of the McAlester Public Library, tribal officials announced Feb. 13.

PODCAST: Philanthropy’s blind spot with Kevin Walker

Finance
Native communities receive a tiny fraction of philanthropic funding in the United States. For every $1,000 foundations give away, only a few dollars reach Native communities — a gap that says less about need or impact and more about how philanthropy sees Indian Country.

Wisconsin Assembly advances tribal mobile sports betting bill using hub-and-spoke model

Gaming
Wisconsin lawmakers are advancing legislation that would allow tribes to offer statewide mobile sports betting through a “hub-and-spoke” model, despite online wagering otherwise being illegal under state law.

WA lawmakers propose transferring Clear Creek Hatchery infrastructure to Nisqually Indian Tribe

Food | Agriculture
Federal lawmakers from Washington have introduced legislation to transfer the Clear Creek Hatchery infrastructure to the Nisqually Indian Tribe, returning federally owned facilities tied to the tribe’s salmon recovery work.

IN SERVICE | Tracy Canard Goodluck on sovereignty, water policy and elevating Native youth leadership

Sovereignty
Tracy Canard Goodluck, an enrolled member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and of Mvskoke Creek heritage, has built her career around public service rooted in tribal sovereignty and community responsibility.

Schiff, Padilla introduce bill to place 860 acres into trust for Pechanga Band of Indians

Real Estate
A pair of California lawmakers have introduced legislation that would place 860 acres of federal land into trust for the Pechanga Band of Indians, advancing a long‑running effort to protect sites tied to the tribe’s history and stewardship work.

CIRI subsidiary launches tech firm to expand federal IT, cybersecurity contracting

Native Contracting
Cook Inlet Region Inc. (CIRI), an Alaska Native corporation, has launched OSC Technical Solutions as a standalone operating company focused on federal IT, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure services.

Blackfeet filmmakers win Frank Blythe Award for buffalo documentary

Arts and Culture
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.

Haskell Foundation, Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy launch tribal energy leadership fellowship

Higher Education
Haskell Indian Nations University and the Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy have launched a fellowship aimed at strengthening tribal leadership in renewable energy development and governance.

South Dakota Native Tourism Alliance wins $175,000 to build tribal-controlled tourism economy

Tourism
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.

Tribal opposition mounts as $20B California water tunnel faces legal, regulatory strain

Energy | Environment
A coalition of California tribes filed formal objections to the state’s draft Bay-Delta water plan, adding regulatory pressure to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed $20 billion Delta Conveyance Project, a 45-mile tunnel designed to divert water around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Cherokee Nation launches first economic impact study of tribal health system

Health Care
Cherokee Nation will undertake its first economic impact study of its health care system, a review tribal leaders say is long overdue for a network that has grown into one of the largest medical providers in Indian Country.

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