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Economic Development

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Native leaders across the country stepped into new roles in economic development, cultural preservation, and community advocacy this month, with appointments spanning from tribal gaming and finance to philanthropy and government affairs.

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The Fiber Broadband Association will host multiple tribal broadband-focused sessions at its upcoming Fiber Connect 2025 conference, continuing a three-year initiative to address connectivity challenges in Native communities. 

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Chris James, president and CEO of the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, has spent the last few days in Washington, D.C., meeting with policymakers to discuss his organization’s new assessment on how Trump administration policies are affecting Native communities.

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Tribes are staring down a growing cybersecurity crisis, with data breaches now costing an average of $4.88 million per incident — and rising. 

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Two influential Alaska Native organizations have returned to the Alaska Federation of Natives after a two-year absence, citing concerns about federal funding uncertainty under the Trump administration.

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Indian Country is buzzing with leadership changes this month as organizations across the Native American landscape welcome new talent and recognize exceptional contributions.

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Port Lions and Ouzinkie now have access to 2.5-gigabit fiber-optic internet as part of the Aleutians Fiber Project, marking a significant infrastructure development for these remote Alaska communities.

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Tribal enterprises are turning crisis into strategy as President Trump’s sweeping tariffs ripple through Indian Country, with Native leaders drawing on pandemic lessons and exploring sovereign solutions — from invoking the 1794 Jay Treaty to accelerating cross-border partnerships — to shield their communities from economic pressures.

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The Tulalip Tribes and the Washington State Department of Commerce signed a government-to-government memorandum of understanding (MOU) on May 1 to establish a formal working relationship between the tribal government and the state agency. 

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The Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi's economic development company acquired a Michigan warehousing firm and 156 acres of land, marking a significant expansion of the tribe's non-gaming business portfolio.