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Gun Lake Tribe Funding $22M For US-131/M-179 Highway Interchange Upgrade

The Gun Lake Tribe has announced that they will be funding the majority of a highway interchange upgrade near the Gun Lake Casino. The improvement will focus on the US-131 and M-179 interchange near the casino and will cost an estimated $26M. The Gun Lake Tribe will be funding $22M of the total and the[...]

March 5, 2021

‘Decolonizing Science’ Class Tracks COVID’s Impact on Navajo

Research and Innovation A class assignment to track COVID-19’s spread among people in the Navajo Nation , the largest Native American tribe in the United States, became an important mission for a group of NC State students last year. Madhusudan Katti , an associate professor of leadership in public science at NC State, teaches students[...]

March 5, 2021

Giving back: Tribe, community members look at $21 million impact of 2% grants over past 5 years

What do you think of when you hear the word “casino”? Perhaps you think of a place where money is made or lost, a spot to go with friends for an evening out, or a venue for concerts? Here’s a description that may not be top of mind: grant funding agency. It’s a description that[...]

March 5, 2021

A just energy transition in action: Developing 1G of wind power with tribes

Apex OSPA Close Authorship For millenia, the ancestral homelands of the Oceti Sakowin or Lakota — the proper names for the people commonly known as the Sioux — spread across an area equivalent to 159 million acres. The territory included present day North and South Dakota, stretching into parts of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Wyoming[...]

March 5, 2021

Economic Development Town Hall

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March 5, 2021

PBPN Announces Two In-Person Town Halls to Discuss Economic Development Opportunities

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation will host two in-person town hall meetings to discuss new economic development opportunities for the Nation. Two key items will include the newly formed Prairie Band Ag, LLC and the 150/75 Project. The town halls are open to enrolled PBPN members age 18 and over. Both meetings will be held[...]

March 5, 2021

Plans announced for first tribal eagle aviary in Michigan

A conceptual design of the new Migizi Aviary and Rehabilitation Center is shown. Rebecca Lessard, founder of the Empire-based Wings of Wonder raptor sanctuary and rehabilitation center, releases an eagle. An idea from nearly a decade ago is taking shape in Emmet County with the recent announcement by the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa[...]

March 5, 2021

Housing Project Manager

The Puyallup Tribe of Indians is committed to protecting and exercising the inherent inalienable sovereign rights of the Tribe and Individuals in the interest of the Medicine Creek Treat Territories, as stewards to ensure preservation of our cultural and environmental integrity for common good and prosperity for all. Closes: March 16, 2021 @ 8:59 p.m.[...]

March 5, 2021

HUD Sending $1 Million to Native American Tribes in Florida for Affordable Housing

At the end of last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced more than $1 million for two Native American tribes in the Sunshine State. The Seminole Tribe of Florida in Hollywood will get $1,000,208 from HUD. Miccosukee Tribe in Miami will get $74,406. The funds come from more than $652[...]

March 5, 2021

Graton Resort & Casino Announces Industry-Leading Employee Minimum Wage Increases to $18.50 for Non-Tipped Hourly Workers

ROHNERT PARK, Calif., March 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Graton Resort & Casino has announced across-the-board, industry-leading minimum wage increases effective March 8, 2021, for all team members. This includes: $17.50/hour for tipped workers (minimum $2.50 increase based on current wages) $18.50/ for non-tipped workers (minimum $3.25 increase based on current wages) 10% minimum pay raises[...]

March 5, 2021

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