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Native-owned Resilient Wear gives back through scholarship fund

6 December 2021 Erin Tapahe
CORONA, Calif. — What would develop into Anderson Gould Jr.’s purpose-driven entrepreneurial idea started with a single hat emblazoned with the word “Resilient.”

Choctaw Nation economic development officers talk investment strategies, recovery efforts

06 Dec Economic Development
Well before the onset of COVID-19, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma had taken steps to diversify its economy, which for years had been bolstered by a healthy tribal gaming division.

Lumbee Tribe Holdings dives further into federal contracting

September 07 Federal 8(a) Contracting
PEMBROKE, N.C. — The business arm of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina aims to leverage Native American advantages in federal contracting to help grow the tribe’s economy.

BETS OFF: Seminole sports betting in Florida on hold based on IGRA, tribe appeals

November 29 Gaming
WASHINGTON — The Seminole Tribe of Florida is appealing a decision by a D.C. District Court judge that put the tribe’s exclusive and lucrative sports betting agreement with the state of Florida in...

Backed by $850K in Google funding, Native Women Launch readies entrepreneurial training in Montana

November 29 Entrepreneurism
MISSOULA, Mont. — A collaboration between a pair of tribal colleges and the University of Montana aims to support Indigenous women in the state who are interested in starting or growing their own...
 

USDA hopes to forge better relationships with new Indian Country-focused initiatives

Food/Agriculture
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week announced four new initiatives aimed at improving the agency’s relationship with Indian Country.

After pipeline fights, tribes get chance to tell different story with electric vehicles

Energy
A tribal clean energy developer hopes an electric vehicle infrastructure grant can help two Upper Midwest reservations move forward after recent pipeline battles.

Bank of America provides $4.7M to nonprofits helping Native communities

Finance
As the pandemic continues to disproportionately affect Native American communities, Bank of America saw a need to step up and provide critical resources.

Phoenix-based Cahokia creates space for Native artists, designers, social entrepreneurs 

Arts and Culture
PHOENIX, Ariz. — After struggling for years as Native American women in the design industry where they did not feel welcome, Eunique Lewis and Melody Yazzie have partnered to create what they’re calling an Indigenous-led social tech and art space.

Oklahoma State University to develop Center for Indigenous Innovation and Health Equity

Health Care
STILLWATER, Okla. — Backed by $5.5 million in grant funding, an Indigenous-focused program at Oklahoma State University aims to study the nutrition and overall health of American Indian and Alaska Native populations.

Biden initiative addresses systemic challenges in Native educational system, focuses on workforce development opportunities

Higher Education
Like his predecessors before him, President Joe Biden issued an executive order outlining how the federal government can support the economic future for Native Americans by strengthening educational opportunities, particularly at Tribal Colleges and Universities.

Puyallup Tribe inks deal with Amazon for massive sorting center on tribal land

Real Estate
TACOMA, Wash. — Global e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. is partnering with the Puyallup Tribe of Indians to open a massive sorting center on tribally owned lands in Fife, Wash., a suburb of Tacoma.

Report details $14B ‘economic powerhouse’ in Native tourism

Tourism
A report by the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association demonstrates for the first time the scope of the economic effects the Native tourism industry has on Indian Countrty.

SE Alaska tribes cheer USDA effort to restore Tongass National Forest protections

Sovereignty
Conservation of the Tongass National Forest means more than protecting old trees.