Tribal Business News

3 days ago | tribalbusinessnews.com | Brian Edwards

Details Arts and Culture When a talented young Navajo writer in Kansas and a celebrated Dakota author teaching virtual writing workshops 1,500 miles away remained strangers, Valerie Vande Panne spotted what amounted to the ultimate creative missed connection. Her response: Fry Bread, a digital platform that dismantles those barriers by connecting Native artists with resources, mentorship and exhibition opportunities nationwide. “There's so much cool stuff happening in Native art, but if it...

5 days ago | tribalbusinessnews.com | Emma Davis

Details Sovereignty The Maine Legislature on Tuesday rejected two bills related to the state recognition of tribes, a longstanding effort that Wabanaki leaders argue would have undermined their continued push for the sovereignty afforded to other federally recognized tribes. This story originally appeared in The Maine Morningstar and is republished under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. The Wabanaki Nations — the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Mi’kmaq Nation, Passamaquoddy Tribe...

2 weeks ago | tribalbusinessnews.com | Chez Oxendine

Details Policy and Law The White House released President Trump’s fiscal year 2026 discretionary budget request earlier today, proposing significant reductions to several programs that serve tribal communities while maintaining or increasing funding for some Native-serving programs. The budget proposal calls for a $617 million cut to Bureau of Indian Affairs programs that support tribal self-governance and communities. The proposal includes eliminating the Indian Guaranteed Loan program for...

2 weeks ago | tribalbusinessnews.com | Chez Oxendine

Details Real Estate The yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe — known as the ytt Northern Chumash — has launched an $18 million campaign to acquire the historic Alexander Ranch, a former abalone farm along California's central coast. The one-mile coastal property represents more than just real estate for the tribe, according to Becca Lucas Thomas, executive director for the tribe’s nonprofit. The land, which includes “unique cement tanks, wooden structures and access to critical...

2 weeks ago | tribalbusinessnews.com | Chez Oxendine

Details Real Estate The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians has reclaimed a slice of home after a 200-year battle for their ancestral lands. The tribe has finalized a $2.5 million purchase for 372 acres of land on the northern slope of Monument Mountain in western Massachusetts, according to a story by The Berkshire Eagle. The purchase, which includes Fenn Farm and Sky Farm in the Cherry Hill Road area, was largely funded by a $2.26 million state grant awarded in 2023. For millennia,...