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A path to getting Native lands back

Co-founder of R Digital Design and Wenatchi Wear, Mary Big Bull-Lewis outside of her warehouse in Wenatchee on March 2, 2021. She started her companies with her husband, Rob Lewis, and aims to educate people about Wenatchi history through their designs and apparel. This story was originally published by Crosscut and is republished here with[...]

May 6, 2021

The Yurok Tribe is using California’s carbon offset program to buy back its land

Nick Folkins, a Yurok citizen and a Yurok Fisheries Department technician, captures juvenile salmon for a long-term study on McGarvey Creek, a Klamath River tributary. Courtesy of YES! Magazine Close Authorship In January, the Yurok Tribe in California bought a 40-acre farm . Located next to an elementary school and the tribe’s Head Start program,[...]

May 6, 2021

California tribe buying Palms in Las Vegas for $650M

An exterior view of the Palms in Las Vegas on Monday, April 26, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto An exterior view of the Palms in Las Vegas on Monday, April 26, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto An exterior view of the Palms in Las Vegas on Monday, April 26, 2021. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas[...]

May 6, 2021

Tribes’ $20B In Aid Could Be Transformative – If Feds Learn From Botched CARES Act Rollout

The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa put much of its CARES Act aid toward a new tribal health clinic in Great Falls, Montana. Many tribal leaders are used to stretching every dollar that comes their way. Last year, they were faced with a different problem: millions in badly needed aid money, and not enough time[...]

May 6, 2021

Kalispel Tribe offers $4.75 million to buy Spokane County Raceway

The Kalispel Tribe of Indians has offered to pay Spokane County $4.75 million for the Spokane County Raceway in Airway Heights. Spokane County commissioners announced the offer during a special meeting Wednesday. Commissioner Josh Kerns said that because the tribe is a sovereign nation the county is able to sell the property directly, as opposed[...]

May 6, 2021

Umatilla tribes release online dictionary of fading language

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation have released an online dictionary of their language to preserve it and help new learners pick up the dying tongue. The project is a collaboration between the confederated tribes’ language program and Amazon Web Services, an Amazon subsidiary that provides cloud-based platforms on a pay-as-you-go basis, the[...]

May 6, 2021

Maine governor pushback stalls tribal sovereignty proposal

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — An effort to change Maine’s relationship with tribes has stalled with pushback from the Mills administration, likely pushing the issue back until next year. Legislators and tribal leaders have questioned if the bill can get the attention it need during a legislative session strained by the pandemic, said Penobscot Nation Ambassador[...]

May 6, 2021

Tribal homelands, governments helped

Hey savvy news reader! Thanks for choosing local. You are now reading 1 of 3 free articles. News from the Department of the Interior WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today took several steps to honor our nation-to-nation relationship with Tribes and uphold our trust and treaty responsibilities to them. Today’s actions reverse a[...]

May 6, 2021

EBCI Tribal Council to Discuss Possible Joint Venture on Commercial Casino Project

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is considering yet another commercial casino investment project when the sovereign nation’s Tribal Council meets on Thursday. EBCI Principal Chief Richard Sneed has been a vocal proponent of the North Carolina tribe venturing into the commercial gaming industry. On Thursday, the EBCI Tribal Council will discuss whether to proceed[...]

May 6, 2021

Special financing available for Native American tribal members

Real Estate Connection According to the New Mexico Indian Affairs Department, the Land of Enchantment is home to 219,237 Native American citizens. Members of the 23 tribes associated with the 3 reservations and 19 pueblos located within our borders make up just under 10.5 percent of our state’s entire population. While many tribal members live[...]

May 6, 2021

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