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1 November 2025 Chez Oxendine
As the federal government grinds through another shutdown, the effects are being felt unevenly across the country. For most Americans, the pain is abstract — delayed permits, closed National Parks and bureaucratic bottlenecks. For tribal nations, it’s existential.
05 Nov
The Indian Gaming Association announced that Vice Chairman David Z. Bean has assumed the role of chairman following the sudden passing of longtime leader Ernie Stevens Jr. on Sept. 26.
November 01
The Tule River Indian Tribe has regained 17,030 acres of ancestral land in the Sierra Nevada foothills and Central Valley, expanding its reservation to more than 72,000 acres.
October 30
A prolonged federal shutdown and deep staff cuts are hollowing out essential Indian Country programs and breaking the government’s trust obligations, leaders told the Senate Committee on Indian...
November 02
A federal judge ruled that the Department of the Interior violated the due process rights of the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians when it rescinded the tribe’s gaming eligibility for a proposed...
San Carlos Apache Healthcare Corporation closed on $46.25 million in taxable revenue bonds to finance a 100-bed long-term care and skilled nursing facility on the San Carlos Apache Tribe's...
 
For years, I’ve heard the same line about tribal broadband: “Don’t be a customer.”
Marni King’s career path began far from the boardroom. A member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, she started in a meatpacking plant before becoming a certified nursing assistant while pursuing a nursing degree. From there, she transitioned to insurance at Humana, where she earned six promotions in nine years.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury confirmed Thursday that the State Small Business Credit Initiative program will continue through March 11, 2028, resolving uncertainty over a potential deadline change that tribal advocates warned could disrupt tribal lending programs.
A federal reversal on tribal jurisdiction over Alaska Native allotments has cast uncertainty over two high-profile tribal gaming projects, including a planned gambling hall on Douglas Island and an operating facility near Anchorage.
A Native-led nonprofit in New Mexico nonprofit will distribute more than $1 million in federal grants to tribes and tribal organizations for bison production projects.
At a recent First Nations conference he attended in Canada, Dr. Richard Luarkie noticed something was missing—almost no one mentioned sovereignty.
Four New Mexico pueblos received $1 million in housing grants to address affordable housing challenges in their communities through funding from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Homewise.
The Small Business Administration has suspended tribally owned ATI Government Solutions from obtaining new federal contracts while the agency investigates allegations the company fraudulently used its tribal status to secure over $100 million in no-bid contracts.
The Cherokee Nation has become one of the first tribes to establish comprehensive artificial intelligence guidelines, signing a policy that allows AI use while protecting Cherokee language and culture.
The College of the Muscogee Nation and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas signed an agreement that will allow tribal college students to transfer into UNLV's hospitality program with a focus on tribal gaming and hospitality management.
Huna Totem Corporation expects to eliminate 15,000 pounds of plastic waste this year through a partnership with an Alaska Native-owned water company that packages glacial water in reusable aluminum bottles.
A publicly traded company announced Tuesday that it has secured $51 million in financing from Lytton Rancheria of California, marking the first tribal investment in the Mojave Groundwater Bank, a water supply and groundwater storage project planned as the largest groundwater bank in the Southwest.