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After 100 Years, Wyoming Tribe Recoups Buffalo Herd — But Not Everyone Is Happy About It

The Northern Arapaho tribe has long been Buffalo people, but for over a century, the tribe was without a herd. A new restoration project has brought buffalo back to the Wyoming tribe, leaving some Arapaho ranchers concerned about them. Click here to view original article at www.wbur.org

December 18, 2019

Olympic Peninsula Group Seeks to Capitalize on a Huge Zone of Opportunity

FUTURE VISION: Kyle Johnson, executive director of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s Economic Development Authority in Sequim, spearheaded the creation of the Emerald Coast Opportunity Zone. This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue. Click here for a free subscription. Kyle Johnson had to camp in a tent and conduct business from a library[...]

December 18, 2019

South Texas tribe vows to fight border wall, sues to preserve cemetery where ancestors are buried

EDITOR’S NOTE: The number of graves at the Eli Jackson Cemetery has been updated and corrected , as well as the tribal headquarter location . YALUI VILLAGE, Texas (Border Report) — Sitting outside near the historic Eli Jackson Cemetery near a tranquil field about a mile from the Rio Grande, the leader of the Carrizo/Comecrudo[...]

December 18, 2019

Attorney General Mike Hunter withdraws from tribal gaming compact discussions

has notified the Governor’s Office that he is withdrawing from negotiations on tribal gaming compacts. MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World file Stitt believes they expire Jan. 1, is seeking a higher rate and said Class III gaming will be illegal without a new compact. Earlier this year, Stitt asked Hunter to represent the state. Hunter in October[...]

December 18, 2019

McMorris Rodgers, Cantwell Secure Historic Win for Spokane Tribe

Spokane Tribe Equitable Compensation Act passes House of Representatives, heads to president’s desk for signature into law WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R, WA-05) to[...]

December 17, 2019

Norfolk nixes plan for Indian nation in city limits, instead asks Pamunkey tribe to open commercial casino

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Norfolk Mayor Kenny Alexander has announced a major change in the city’s path to develop a casino — they are no longer to looking to have the Pamunkey Indian Tribe establish a sovereign nation within its limits. Instead, the Pamunkey Indian Nation would follow the same process that Portsmouth is following[...]

December 17, 2019

Oak View Group hires general manager for new Palm Springs arena planned by tribe

John Bolton will be the new general manager of the Palm Springs arena. (Photo: Oak View Group) The forthcoming arena on tribal land in downtown Palm Springs has a new leader. Oak View Group announced Tuesday it hired John Bolton as a senior vice president of entertainment and general manager of the arena, effective immediately.[...]

December 17, 2019

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians awarded $5 million HUD grant

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Tribal Chief Cyrus Ben have announced a $5 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. MBCI will use the funds to assist with the construction of rental units in the Pearl River community in Neshoba County, according to a news release. “We are[...]

December 17, 2019

State, tribe to develop Dakota Access pipeline spill plan

North Dakota will work with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to help develop a response plan for a potential spill of the Dakota Access pipeline , a state official said Monday. State Emergency Services Director Cody Schulz said tribal leaders recently requested a response plan and resources to prepare for a spill near the Standing[...]

December 17, 2019

‘They think all I do is draw’

Tamarah Begay is an architect and founder of Indigenous Design Studio + Architecture, an award-winning and first-of-its-kind architecture firm in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is Diné. Tamarah Begay remembers standing in her living room to lay design paper across her coffee table. She remembers staying up late to research the best sales for printers. She[...]

December 17, 2019

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