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Federal judge allows Ho-Chunk lawsuit against Kalshi sports markets to proceed

17 May 2026 Chez Oxendine
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.

Southern Ute gains expanded energy authority under first-ever TERA agreement

17 May
The Southern Ute Indian Tribe became the first tribe in U.S. history to secure federal approval of a Tribal Energy Resource Agreement on Monday, expanding tribal control over energy development on...

Redding Rancheria secures $80M financing for Tribal Health Village project

May 17
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,...

People on the move in Indian Country

May 17
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...

Clean energy developer, Native nonprofit launch 5-state tribal workforce initiative

May 17
A renewable energy developer backed by one of the country’s largest clean energy companies is partnering with a Native-led nonprofit to train tribal members for solar and energy infrastructure jobs...

Eastern Shawnee Companies launches healthcare staffing subsidiary

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.
 

Wilton Rancheria expands Sacramento stadium project to $450M sports and entertainment venue

Economic Development
Wilton Rancheria and Sacramento Republic FC plan to build a 20,000-seat soccer stadium in downtown Sacramento, significantly expanding an earlier proposal and deepening the tribe’s investment in professional sports and mixed-use development.

Alaska business plan competition awards Native entrepreneurs tackling rural service gaps

Indigenous Entrepreneurs
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.

PODCAST: The Treasurer Visits Blackfeet

Finance
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 opportunities and barriers shaping economic development in Indian Country.

From the Crow Nation to the Courtroom: Celina Stops Makes History at Boyd School of Law

Sponsored Storytelling
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...

Embattled North Fork Rancheria casino in limbo as California high court declines review

Gaming
A long-running fight over a proposed off-reservation casino in the Central Valley reached a decisive point this month after the California Supreme Court declined to review a lower court ruling that blocks the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians’ project without a valid state approval.

$6M federal award backs Klamath spring-run Chinook reintroduction effort

Food | Agriculture
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.

Supreme Court declines Chinook bid for federal recognition through courts

Sovereignty
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the Chinook Indian Nation’s petition on whether federal courts can recognize Indian tribes.

New law targets BIA delays in tribal trust land mortgages

Real Estate
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.

How Section 105(l) is reshaping Tribal control of infrastructure and long-term funding

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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...

Native contractors press SBA over 8(a) approval delays

Native Contracting
Native-owned federal contractors and tribal enterprises are pressing the U.S. Small Business Administration over delays in its 8(a) Business Development Program.

Sundance Institute selects four filmmakers for 2026 Native Lab

Arts and Culture
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 establishes endowment with $7M MacKenzie Scott gift

Higher Education
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.

As data becomes a strategic asset, Native leaders face a new sovereignty test

Sponsored Storytelling
Sponsored Storytelling. For more than a decade, Indigenous researchers and advocates have built frameworks to govern Native data.

Laguna Creek raises $6.3M to scale software for tribal tourism operators

Tourism
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.

DOE opens $3.5M microgrid funding opportunity for tribes, remote communities

Energy | Environment
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.

$132M tribal health workforce housing project closes financing

Health Care
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.

Congress made two kinds of tribes in 1953

Opinion | Op-Ed
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.

Tribal Leaders Focus on Risk, Revenue and Stewardship at Native Ag Summit

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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...

Senators warn proposed FY2027 Native program cuts could strain federal obligations

Policy and Law
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.

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