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DOE announces $50M tribal energy funding opportunity at RES

25 March 2026 Chez Oxendine
LAS VEGAS — The U.S. Department of Energy announced a $50 million funding opportunity for tribal energy development during a lunchtime session today at the Reservation Economic Summit in Las Vegas.

$132M tribal health workforce housing project closes financing

19 Mar
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...

Section 105(l) leasing grows into $600M funding stream for tribes

March 19
Tribal governments are increasingly using a once-obscure federal leasing provision known as Section 105(l) to generate hundreds of millions of dollars for health care and infrastructure projects,...

Bureau of Reclamation expedites $120M for Navajo-Gallup water project 

March 19
The Bureau of Reclamation has expedited the release of $120 million for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, lawmakers said, following Senate questioning over delays in distributing previously...

PODCAST: Kevin Walker on why philanthropy struggles to invest in Indian Country

March 13
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...

Adirondack land transfer returns 600 acres to Haudenosaunee stewardship

A 600‑acre forested property in New York’s Adirondacks has been returned to Indigenous stewardship through a land transfer facilitated by The Nature Conservancy.
 

New talent network aims to reconnect Indigenous movement workers amid nonprofit job losses

Economic Development
A new initiative backed by philanthropic funding is aiming to reconnect Indigenous movement workers with employment opportunities as nonprofit organizations face tightening budgets and layoffs.

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.

Native American Bank approved for Alaska development finance program

Finance
Native American Bank N.A. has been approved as an eligible lender under the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority’s Loan Participation Program, expanding access to long-term financing for tribal and rural business projects across the state.

Menominee Hard Rock casino proposal in Kenosha advances after federal environmental review

Gaming
A proposal by the Menominee Indian Tribe to bring a Hard Rock-branded casino to Kenosha, Wis. has moved closer to approval following a positive environmental assessment by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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.

Lenape descendant group acquires historic Kansas chapel, cemetery

Real Estate
A historic chapel and cemetery in Kansas City, Kan., have been transferred to a Native-led nonprofit representing descendants of Lenape (Delaware) families, concluding a three-year process with the Great Plains Conference of the United Methodist Church.

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.

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

Higher Education
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 university’s next president, effective July 1.

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.

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

Energy | Environment
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 handbook” that provides guidance rather than binding rules.

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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