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Higher bond issuance costs push tribes toward private capital, study finds

8 February 2026 Brian Edwards
Tribal governments face higher costs than state and local governments when issuing bonds in public markets, according to new research from the Center for Indian Country Development at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis — a structural gap that can shape how tribes finance infrastructure and enterprise development projects.

Mohegan backs Connecticut crackdown on prediction markets threatening tribal gaming exclusivity

15 Feb
The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority is backing Connecticut's efforts to stop prediction market operators from offering what tribal officials call illegal sports betting that violates the tribe's...

Washoe Tribe secures 10,274 acres in Sierra Nevada homelands

February 15
The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California acquired 10,274 acres in what tribal leaders say is a significant step toward healing historical displacement.

Survey of Native Nations webinar shows how tribes can use financial data to strengthen economic planning

February 15
The Center for Indian Country Development at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis will host a March 3 webinar aimed at increasing tribal participation in the Survey of Native Nations, a national...

House passes bipartisan housing bill with tribal planning pilot

February 15
The House passed the Housing for the 21st Century Act, a bipartisan package aimed at boosting housing production nationwide and easing development barriers, including a new U.S. Department of...

New podcast takes a deeper look at Native finance, policy and economic impact

Difference Makers 3.0, a podcast partnership between Tribal Business News and the Native CDFI Network, will launch its new season Thursday, Feb. 12, expanding the series’ focus from small business...
 

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: Tribal economies and sovereignty with Robert J. Miller

Finance
Talking with Robert J. Miller is a reminder of how much of American economic history has been misremembered — or deliberately forgotten.

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.

Appeals court overturns White Earth member's cannabis conviction in sovereignty ruling

Food | Agriculture
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has overturned the cannabis-possession conviction of Todd Jeremy Thompson, a White Earth Band of Ojibwe member, ruling that Minnesota lacked jurisdiction to charge him for conduct on the White Earth Reservation.

22nd State of the Tribes address set for Feb. 10 at Wisconsin Capitol

Sovereignty
Wisconsin tribal leaders will gather at the state Capitol in Madison on Feb. 10 for the 22nd annual State of the Tribes address, one of the few formal moments each year when tribal governments speak directly to state lawmakers from the Assembly floor.

Oregon launches $10M tribal housing fund with upfront, noncompetitive grants

Real Estate
Oregon has launched a $10 million housing fund dedicated to its nine federally recognized tribes, creating a rare state-level financing tool designed to bypass administrative barriers that have limited tribal access to public housing dollars.

ASRC Federal wins Defense Logistics Agency supply chain contract with $2.3B ceiling

Native Contracting
ASRC Federal, an Alaska Native–owned government contractor, said it has won a contract valued at up to $2.3 billion from the Defense Logistics Agency to manage the U.S. military’s global supply chain for chemicals and packaged petroleum oils and lubricants.

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.

Harvard Project names new senior program director

Higher Education
The Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance and Development has appointed Amy Besaw Medford as senior program director, marking her return to an organization where she has worked for nearly two decades.

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.

Cow Creek Umpqua signs 155,000-acre forest co-stewardship agreement with U.S. Forest Service

Energy | Environment
The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians and the U.S. Forest Service have signed a co-stewardship agreement covering 155,000 acres in the Umpqua and Rogue River-Siskiyou national forests, formalizing a government-to-government partnership focused on wildfire mitigation and forest health.

Cherokee Nation proposes $30M partnership with University of Oklahoma for nursing school

Health Care
Cherokee Nation is pursuing a $30 million partnership with the University of Oklahoma to establish a satellite nursing campus in Tahlequah, Okla., as part of a broader effort to address healthcare workforce shortages in the region.

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