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Casino operations should watch costs, preserve customer experience amid economic turmoil

27 June 2022 Chez Oxendine
The Indian gaming industry is closely watching how inflationary pressures on the cost of gas, labor and material could affect business at tribal casinos.

EPA proposal would restore tribal authority over waterways 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced a proposed ruling that restores tribal sovereignty over waterways within reservation boundaries.

Native American Development Center weighs creating new business incubator

BISMARCK, N.D. — Lorraine Davis has had a front-row seat to observe the growth in minority-owned businesses in the Peace Garden State.

Tribally owned Tepa LLC pursues opportunities to boost Native economies

27 Jun
After investing in or creating an array of portfolio companies in recent years, tribally owned Tepa LLC is focused on positioning the businesses for long-term growth and identifying ways to enhance...

Tribes helping tribes through technology and common ground

June 27
Imagine having an emergency and calling 911. Then imagine first responders not being able to locate you because your home address isn’t accurately mapped to modern technologies.

Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program enables fiber connection to Pawnee Nation College

June 27
PAWNEE, Okla. — Tribally operated Pawnee Nation College turned to digital learning as part of its strategy to reach more non-traditional students.

Native-owned B&D Contractors leverages relationships for success

June 20
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — A Native-owned contractor is helping to make Milwaukee Police Department precincts a safer place for the community.
 

Tribal Business News Briefs: June 27, 2022

Economic Development
Here is a round-up of business news from around Indian Country.

Pow Wow Pitch kicks off in-person pitches for Indigenous startup competition

Entrepreneurism
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — On Saturday, May 21, at the Manito Ahbee Festival, Pow Wow Pitch held the first of three in-person opportunities to participate in its four-month-long pitch competition.

Demand from Native CDFIs outstrips available federal funding in latest round

Finance
Even with a 30-percent increase in allocated funding, the Treasury Department will fail to meet the demand from Native community development financial institutions for the next fiscal year.

SCOTUS ruling could signal good news for future tribal gaming cases, IGA execs say

Gaming
A Supreme Court victory for the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Indian Tribe in a bingo case could serve as a harbinger of tribes’ prospects in future court cases involving Indian gaming.

Native American Agriculture Fund signs on to national conservation climate action group

Food/Agriculture
A key philanthropic organization dedicated to Native American agriculture has joined the U.S. Nature4Climate coalition.

Michigan Gov. Whitmer asks Interior Dept. to solve ‘unworkable’ timeline involving pair of tribes

Sovereignty
LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer finds herself in a “particularly unworkable” situation regarding two American Indian tribes in West Michigan.

Tiwa Lending Services boosts mortgages for New Mexico pueblo, eyes statewide expansion

Real Estate
ISLETA, N.M. — Tiwa Lending Services, a Native community development financial institution, has developed a viable mortgage business from a base on the Isleta Pueblo of New Mexico.

Tribally owned Tepa LLC pursues opportunities to boost Native economies

Federal 8(a) Contracting
After investing in or creating an array of portfolio companies in recent years, tribally owned Tepa LLC is focused on positioning the businesses for long-term growth and identifying ways to enhance Native economies.

Chickasaw producer Graham Roland brings Navajo detective story to AMC

Arts and Culture
Graham Roland has built a prolific career as a TV writer and producer. After getting his start in the writer’s room on 2008’s Prison Break , the Chickasaw tribal citizen has branched out with multiple producer credits on shows like sci-fi story Fringe , sci-fi crime drama Almost Human and thriller Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan.

‘IT’S TRANSFORMATIVE:’ Native Forward Scholars Fund doubles down on student support 

Higher Education
After awarding more than $350 million since it was formed 53 years ago, the American Indian Graduate Fund is restructuring in a move to help even more students access higher education. The changes include a new name for the organization, which will now be known as the Native Forward Scholars Fund.

Maine tribes receive $374K to build Native tourism infrastructure 

Tourism
The Wabanaki Cultural Tourism Initiative received a $374,000 boost to its efforts aimed at bolstering Native tourism in Maine.

Native Sun’s tax incentive proposal for tribal solar projects nabs award in DOE’s Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize

Energy
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Solar entrepreneur Robert Blake believes renewable energy represents a natural expansion for tribes, both economically and culturally.

Native-led SLC Air Protectors seeks improved air quality, healing from effects of COVID-19

Health Care
Utah is widely known for its diverse geography of mountains and deserts that attracts thousands of tourists year round. But the Beehive State also faces many environmental issues related to air pollution.

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EPA proposal would restore tribal authority over waterways 

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