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Details: By Brian Edwards; Uncategorized; January 1, 2022

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

10 May 2026 Brian Edwards

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.

Native contractors press SBA over 8(a) approval delays

10 May

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

San Manuel to acquire historic Mission Inn in Riverside, adding to hotel portfolio

May 04

Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation is extending its push into high-profile hospitality assets with a new agreement to acquire a landmark Southern California hotel, building on a series of recent...

New law targets BIA delays in tribal trust land mortgages

May 10

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...

DOE sets aside $2.3M for tribal colleges in energy workforce initiative

May 08

The U.S. Department of Energy will make up to $2.3 million available exclusively for Tribal Colleges and Universities as part of a broader $11.3 million workforce initiative tied to oil, natural...

PODCAST: The Next Builders and the expansion of Native CDFIs

The number of Native community development financial institutions has remained largely unchanged for more than a decade — even as demand for capital in Native communities continues to grow. That may...

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

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...

Fed analysis: Tribes leverage gaming, contracting to expand into new industries

Economic Development

A new analysis from the Center for Indian Country Development, a research unit of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, shows tribes with gaming and federal contracting operations tend to own larger business portfolios than those without those revenue streams. At the same time, most tribally owned businesses are now concentrated outside those sectors.

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.

Treasury initiates review of CDFIs, citing compliance and stewardship concerns

Finance

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has initiated a review of certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), including the roughly 65 Treasury-certified Native CDFIs operating nationwide, to identify potential violations of applicable law or program requirements.

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

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

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.

Colville Tribes receive 22.5-acre Methow River parcel in latest land transfer

Real Estate

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation has received a 22.54-acre land donation along the Methow River in north-central Washington, marking an expansion of tribal landholdings in a culturally significant area.

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...

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.

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.

Calling Community Change Makers: Prevention Scholarship Now Open

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Sponsored Storytelling. Across reservations and Native communities, leadership doesn’t always come with a title. It looks like organizing community events, mentoring youth, advocating for health and...

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.

Tribal Energy Alternatives awards $3.2M in solar grants

Energy | Environment

Tribal Energy Alternatives has awarded $3.2 million in solar grants to 14 tribal nations and affiliated organizations to support renewable energy deployment and workforce development across Indian Country.

$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.

Aambé Health Launches “Living Food” Initiative with One Season Farmers and Harvest Today to Expand Tribal Food Systems

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Sponsored Storytelling. New partnership introduces scalable indoor farming solutions to improve food access, health outcomes and food sovereignty for tribal communities.

U.S. sues contractors over alleged $2.1M fraud in Rosebud Sioux broadband project

Policy and Law

Federal prosecutors have filed a civil fraud complaint against Arizona-based telecommunications contractors accused of inflating costs and billing for nonexistent equipment on a federally funded broadband project on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation.

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