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When Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Chief Executive Melanie Benjamin was “overjoyed” to hear of the band's $11 million award through the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program under the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
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The House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs met last week to discuss and debate two pieces of legislation that could change the way land leases are handled in Indian Country.
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Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians
Awards Amount: $951,684.00
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Calista Corporation
Location: Anchorage, AK
Award Amount: $52,559,385.14
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Native Village of Port Lions
Port Lions, Alaska
Award Amount: $29,336,431
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Woocheen, the ocean-health subsidiary of Alaska Native Corporation Sealaska, said last week that it acquired a majority stake in Ålesund, Norway-based Normarine, a whitefish trading company. Terms were not disclosed.
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$1,230,457.05
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A Native-owned communications consultancy has launched a partnership with Milpitas, Calif.-based broadband manufacturer Terana in a bid to speed up wireless connectivity installations on tribal lands.
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Two new grants to tribes in Minnesota and New Mexico bring the total amount awarded by the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program to $1.75 billion spread across 135 tribal entities.