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Tribes, utilities enjoying benefits of solar energy, so far

The Oklahoman Oklahoma tribes are enjoying the benefits of solar energy while helping to protect the environment. The Oklahoman’s special section on Native Pride: Read all the stories here The Choctaw Nation, for example, saved tens of thousands of dollars on its costs to electrify various tribal buildings after entering into its agreement with Oklahoma[...]

April 9, 2021

RAISING ROOFS: Cherokee Nation, Air National Guard project will provide housing for tribal citizens, families

Grant D. Crawford | Daily Press Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. delivers remarks at the groundbreaking of a new housing addition in Tahlequah. The Cherokee Nation and Oklahoma Air National Guard broke ground on the new Mige Glory Addition in Tahlequah Monday, after the tribe and Guard collaborated to bring 21 new homes[...]

April 8, 2021

Native-owned /tribal enterprises still struggling in Minnesota

Screenshot of website for Native Food Perspective. By Lee Egerstrom Christina (Tina) Valtierra and Robert Blake are living proof the COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a heavy hand on Native-owned and operated businesses this past year. Valtierra owns and operates Minneapolis-based Native Food Perspectives, a food catering and a food and nutrition education company. This catering[...]

April 8, 2021

Casino developers ‘will be good neighbors’

Once complete, WarHorse Gaming expects its new casino at the Lincoln Race Course to be a boon for horse racing and the local economy. Developers of a proposed casino in southwest Lincoln assured City Council members Monday during a public hearing on zoning changes that they are committed to reinvesting in Lincoln and being good[...]

April 8, 2021

Northern Az tribes and community healthcare providers receive millions from Feds rescue plan

Sharon Cooprider-Singer, a medical assistant at North Country HealthCare, prepares pharmacist Laura Moore for her first Moderna COVID-19 vaccination Friday morning. It appears local healthcare providers and northern Arizona tribes will be seeing additional funds heading their direction as part of the American Rescue Plan. Last week, Democratic Rep. Tom O’Halleran announced that close to[...]

April 8, 2021

Alaska Tribes Prepare For Another Round Of Pandemic Relief Funds

ONC used part of its tribal CARES Act funds on ads to encourage mask use. Elder Eula David helped make the case. One day last year, $13 million arrived in the bank account of Bethel’s tribe, Orutsararmiut Native Council. “I was sitting at my desk and my then-chief accountant came to the door,” recalled ONC[...]

April 8, 2021

Tribe making progress on Chumash Museum and Cultural Center

From left, Santa Ynez Chumash Tribal Chairman Kenneth Kahn, Secretary/Treasurer Maxine Littlejohn, Vice Chair Raul Armenta, and Business Committee members Gary Pace and Mike Lopez stand on the future site of the Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center, which is slated for completion later this year. The 14,000-square-foot facility will feature architecture reflecting Chumash[...]

April 8, 2021

HHS Issues Proposed Regulations Governing Buy Indian Act Procurement Procedures

Late last year, the Indian Health Service (IHS) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued proposed regulations that would, if made final, govern IHS’s use of set-asides under the Buy Indian Act (Act). IHS’s current regulations give little guidance on how set-asides under the Act should be made. If the proposed regulations[...]

April 8, 2021

‘We now have a seat at the table:’ Michigan tribes embrace new Interior secretary

With the recent confirmation of Deb Haaland to lead the Department of the Interior, the nation has its first Native American cabinet member. The position has significant influence on Native American affairs, and tribal representatives in Michigan say they’re optimistic about what Biden administration’s policies and Haaland’s position mean for Native representation. Haaland, a member[...]

April 8, 2021

Navajo President Recounts Challenge To Get Relief Funds Flowing To Tribes

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CARES Act money was distributed last year to keep businesses open during the pandemic, to help people pay rent, and even to help local governments stay afloat. But for the country’s indiginous tribes, who are among the most vulnerable, getting those dollars took extra work and more time. KUNM’s Khalil[...]

April 8, 2021

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