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4 Ways Tribal Nations Can Leverage Opportunity Zones

largest potential capital equity infusion into tribal nations in the history of the United States. With an estimated $6 trillion of unrealized capital gains in the U. S. stock market, the legislation could transform development in these designated areas. Consider that almost 8,700 census tracts have been approved as designated opportunity zones, more than 300[...]

December 6, 2019

Tribes will be operating Class III games illegally on Jan. 1 if no compact deal is reached, Gov. Kevin Stitt says

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt gestures during a news conference concerning the renewal of gaming compacts on Nov. 14. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) The question for tribes that offer gaming, the governor said, is how are they going to operate without a “contract.” “Are they going to be operating illegally Class III games?” Stitt said. “That brings[...]

December 6, 2019

NAU receives $6.83 million grant to continue community-based Native American cancer prevention program

Northern Arizona University has been awarded $6.83 million to continue its efforts in cancer research, training and outreach programs serving Native American communities for the next five years. Since 2002, Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) have received funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to alleviate the unequal burden[...]

December 6, 2019

Yakutat to hop aboard the broadband wagon

Yakutat’s welcome sign, pictured here in 2017. The town has long struggled with slow internet and spotty cellphone reception. (KCAW/Kwong) Slow internet and spotty cell phone service are common problems for small communities throughout Alaska, and Yakutat is no exception. The lack of connectivity has made it harder for the town to attract businesses, invest[...]

December 5, 2019

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe builds huge solar farm next to controversial pipeline

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe builds huge solar farm next to controversial pipeline The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has launched a huge solar farm near the controversial North Dakota Access pipeline they opposed in vain. Democrat Tulsi Gabbard arrived on horseback to show her support for the project. The tribe, which spent years fighting against the[...]

December 5, 2019

Tribal issues get the spotlight at government-to-government summit

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown claps as Gary Burke, chairman of the CTUIR Board of Trustees, thanks those in attendance at the annual Tribal-State Government-to-Government Summit at Wildhorse Resort & Casino in Mission on Tuesday morning. MISSION — For a good portion of Tuesday, the eyes of the state were trained on the Umatilla Indian Reservation.[...]

December 5, 2019

Wind Creek forging ahead with plans for 270-room hotel with spa, bar, pool

Courtesy Wind Creek Bethlehem Wind Creek Hospitality is delivering on its promise to get started on its hotel expansion plans immediately. The new owners of the Southside Bethlehem casino have filed plans with the city showing a $90 million hotel adjacent to the existing 282-room hotel. The expansion would include 270 new hotel rooms on[...]

December 5, 2019

Broadband will open a host of opportunities for work, health and education in Yakutat, tribe says

Yakutat is a coastal community of about 600 people on the Gulf of Alaska’s northern coast. (Photo by Emily Kwong/KCAW) Slow internet and spotty cell phone service are common problems for small communities throughout Alaska, and Yakutat is no exception. The lack of connectivity has made it harder for the town to attract businesses, invest[...]

December 5, 2019

Repairs underway on Lumbee Tribe Cultural Center lake in Robeson County

Repairs underway on Lumbee Tribe Cultural Center lake in Robeson County. (Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina) ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WPDE) — The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is repairing it’s Lumbee Tribe Cultural Center Lake to reopen next year, according to a news release. The center is considered to be one of the tribe’s most[...]

December 5, 2019

‘Once there was nothing … now we have this’

“We started out with high expectations and we weren’t disappointed. This place is absolutely stunning and there isn’t a department in this entire operation that didn’t have some part in helping build it, doing their jobs perfectly.” With that comment, Kimberly Van Amburg, CEO of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe’s Casino Del Sol, welcomed the crowd[...]

December 5, 2019

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