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Levi Rickert, Publisher | Editor

Levi Rickert (Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation) is the editor and publisher of Tribal Business News, as well as the founder,…
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Brian Edwards, Mng. Editor

Brian Edwards is associate publisher and managing editor of Tribal Business News. He covers policy and law, finance, federal contracting…
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Chesley Oxendine, Staff Writer

Chez Oxendine (Lumbee-Cheraw) is a staff writer for Tribal Business News covering Native agriculture, tribal broadband, energy and real estate.
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Kaili Berg, Staff Writer

Kaili Berg (Aleut) is a member of the Alutiiq/Sugpiaq Nation, and a shareholder of Koniag, Inc. She covers small business,…
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Tamara Ikenberg, Contributor

Tamara Ikenberg is a senior contributing writer for Tribal Business News who reports on Native-owned small businesses and the Indigenous…
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Trump budget proposes deep cuts to Native American programs

The White House released President Trump’s fiscal year 2026 discretionary budget request earlier today, proposing significant reductions to several programs that serve tribal communities while...

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