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Trump Pledged to “Make America Healthy Again,” Then Cut a Program Many Tribes Rely on for Healthy Food

2 days ago | tribalbusinessnews.com | Mary Hudetz

Details Food | Agriculture The USDA has ended a program that dozens of tribal food banks say has helped them provide fresh, locally produced food that is important to their traditions and cultures. This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. As he has promoted the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda, Robert F. Kennedy...
Appeals court revives tribal lawsuit against SunZia transmission line

1 week ago | tribalbusinessnews.com | Chez Oxendine

Details Energy | Environment A federal appeals court Tuesday revived a lawsuit challenging permits granted for the SunZia transmission line. The 550‐mile transmission line would carry wind-generated electricity from the SunZia wind farm in central New Mexico to markets in Arizona and California. The project, first proposed in 2008 and approved by the Department of the Interior in 2015, is a result of a partnership between San Francisco-based Pattern Energy and the New Mexico Renewable Energy...
IndiJ Public Media names AP veteran as CEO

1 week ago | tribalbusinessnews.com | Brian Edwards

Details Economic Development Katie Oyan, a 20-year Associated Press veteran and member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, will become CEO of IndiJ Public Media on June 23, taking over the nation's largest Indigenous news organization as it navigates a challenging landscape for public media. The appointment represents something of a homecoming for Oyan, who previously served as managing editor of the organization's ICT news brand in 2020 during the early days of the pandemic. She's taking the reins at...
Former SBA official joins Huntington Bank's Native American finance team

1 week ago | tribalbusinessnews.com | Brian Edwards

Jackson Brossy, who helped expand Native American lending and federal contracting at the Small Business Administration's Office of Native American Affairs, has joined Huntington National Bank's financial services team that's focused on Indian Country. Brossy, a member of the Navajo Nation, served alongside former SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman from December 2021 to January 2025.
COLT backs embattled $700M casino plan in northern California

1 week ago | tribalbusinessnews.com | Chez Oxendine

Details Gaming The Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians’ embattled casino proposal for Vallejo, Calif.
Supreme Court won’t hear Apache bid to block copper mine on sacred land

1 week ago | tribalbusinessnews.com | Chez Oxendine

Details Policy and Law The Supreme Court declined to hear a case brought by a Native American advocacy group aiming to block a copper mine’s development on culturally significant land. The court announced yesterday that it would not hear an appeal by Apache Stronghold, a coalition of the San Carlos Apache Tribe and conservation advocates. According to the docket announcement, Justice Samuel Alito did not weigh in on the decision to deny the appeal, while Justices Neil Gorsuch and Clarence...
Water pipes could deliver cheaper internet to tribal communities

1 week ago | tribalbusinessnews.com | Chez Oxendine

Details Economic Development The next digital highway for tribal nations could flow through their water pipes.
SBA says DEI executive order does not apply to Native American programs

2 weeks ago | tribalbusinessnews.com | Brian Edwards

Details Native Contracting The U.S. Small Business Administration confirmed Tuesday that a Trump administration executive order targeting diversity, equity and inclusion programs does not affect services provided to American Indians and Alaska Natives, joining other federal agencies in clarifying that Native programs remain protected. SBA General Counsel Wendell Davis issued a note May 20 to Chief of Staff Wesley Coopersmith stating that the “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI...
Native banks deliver outsized impact despite undercapitalization, new report finds

2 weeks ago | tribalbusinessnews.com | Brian Edwards

Details Finance Native American banks are lending billions across tribal communities with a fraction of the capital of their peers, according to a new report that highlights the outsized role of Native minority depository institutions in closing credit gaps. The report, titled "Cultivating Economic Sovereignty: Native MDIs," offers the first comprehensive analysis of Native-owned banks and their role in financing development across Indian Country. Released May 22 by the National Bankers...
Green banks fight in appeals court to protect $20B in climate funding

2 weeks ago | tribalbusinessnews.com | Chez Oxendine

Details Energy | Environment Lawyers for three nonprofit “green banks” attempted to preserve a court injunction blocking the Environmental Protection Agency from terminating their grants during a hearing Monday at the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The case centers on $20 billion in clean-energy funding, frozen in mid-February amid EPA questions about oversight and potential fraud, per prior Tribal Business News reporting. The agency later escalated on March 18 by...