1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (185+ words) The U.S. Department of Energy announced that it will make up to $218.5 available to federally recognized tribes and corporations for energy efficiency upgrades for tribal homes. The funding is part of the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate (HEEHR) Program, created under the…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (254+ words) The Yurok Tribe has broken ground on a $37 million treatment center that anchors a broader expansion of tribally operated behavioral health services in rural Northern California. The tribe said it will be the first tribally operated inpatient wellness center in…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (221+ words) Four New Mexico tribes asked a federal judge for a preliminary injunction blocking prediction market operator Kalshi from offering sports‑event contracts on their lands, saying the company is conducting class III gaming without authorization under the Indian Gaming Regulatory…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (188+ words) Disney Cruise Line and Huna Totem Corporation have signed a 15-year agreement securing Disney ship calls at the Alaska Native corporation's Icy Strait Point through at least 2041, extending a partnership that provides long-term passenger traffic for the Indigenous-owned cruise destination....

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (302+ words) The Justice Department has authorized a $400 million settlement with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, resolving a dispute over contract support costs tied to federally funded healthcare programs. ANTHC sued the federal government in 2021, alleging it had not received contract…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (222+ words) The Alaska Native Landless Equity Act has advanced to the Senate floor after clearing the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, marking the furthest progress yet for legislation aimed at Native villages excluded under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act....

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (271+ words) The Rosebud Sioux Tribe plans to build a $4.6 million outpatient behavioral health treatment center, expanding tribally operated mental health and substance use services on the Rosebud Reservation. The 8,400-square-foot facility will be constructed adjacent to the tribe's recently completed detoxification…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (667+ words) House lawmakers questioned Tuesday whether federally regulated sports-event prediction markets are operating outside state and tribal gaming laws, as litigation over the markets continues in several states. Lawmakers focused on whether the markets expose minors to gambling, weaken consumer protections…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (175+ words) Tribal gaming revenues continue their steady climb in fiscal 2025, according to data released by the National Indian Gaming Commission today. Rapid City was the only region to decline. The report shows FY 2025 revenue of $439.8 million, down 0.9% from the previous year....

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (206+ words) The Oneida Indian Nation has opened the first phase of its $400 million Turning Stone Evolution project, adding a 258-room hotel, a signature restaurant and a health clinic as it expands the resort's tourism, hospitality and convention business. The first phase…...