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Obama nominates Pequot man to fill NIGC seat

WASHINGTON – For the first time in more than two years, the National Indian Gaming Commission is about to be fully staffed.

CRITFC gets new watershed department manager

PORTLAND, Ore. – Aja K. DeCoteau, a member of the Yakama Nation, joined the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission March 8 as the new manager of the watershed department. DeCoteau, 29, has been serving as the program manager for the Yakama Nation’s Environmental Management Program in Toppenish, Wash. for the past two years.

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Whether you are at the giving or receiving end of a “pink slip” it is never easy. Losing your job or having to let someone go can create a host of emotions and complications for you and your workplace.

Tigua’s on way to recovery

Can a once prosperous pueblo tribe of western Texas rebuild after its primary source of income was closed in 2002? That’s exactly what is happening with the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, also known as the Tigua Indians, after the state shut down its casino in 2002.

Casino bets on sweet treat ice cream shop

INDIO, Calif. – I scream, you scream, just about everyone screams for premium ice cream. “Lique” (pronounced “Lick”) is the newest addition to the lineup of six eateries inside Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. It features a menu filled with 16 ice cream flavors – many that rotate depending on the season, specialty sundaes, milkshakes, burgers and hot dogs, and low-fat frozen yogurt on the lighter side.

Salt River Devco to build first Marriott on tribal land

BETHESDA, Md. – Salt River Devco, an enterprise of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, has signed a hotel management agreement with Marriott International to manage the first Marriott-branded hotel on U.S. tribal land. The Courtyard by Marriott will be located on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community just outside of Scottsdale, Ariz. at the intersection of Jackrabbit and Pima roads with access off the Loop 101 Freeway at McDonald. The hotel will open in 2012.

SBA chief pushes programs for Natives

LAS VEGAS – The Small Business Administration wants to work better with Indian businesses, says the agency’s top official, while balancing its accountability to American taxpayers.

Indian housing money cut

It’s either feast or famine for American Indian housing.

Flintco wins Pyramid Award for Excellence in Construction

TULSA, Okla. – The Flintco Companies, Inc., the largest Native American-owned company and one of the largest commercial contractors in the nation, won the 2009 National Associated Builders and Contractors Pyramid Award for Excellence in Construction for its construction of the Oklahoma Heart Institute at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa.

Chico’s opens at Viejas Outlet Center

SAN DIEGO – Viejas Outlet Center recently announced the opening of Chico’s – one of the nation’s leading upscale women’s clothing and accessory retailers.