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This week in Tribal Business News, Navy veteran and Indigenous entrepreneur Elizabeth Perez discusses tribal energy investments.

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SCHURZ, Nev.— A year after Walker River Paiute filmmaker, professor, journalist and activist Myron Dewey, 49, was killed in a car accident, his family is still waiting for justice. 

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Two national Native American organizations, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) and the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (The Natioanl Center) are in Geneva, Sweitzerland this week to join forces with the World Economic Forum and to host a World Trade Organization (WTO) Public Forum ‘22 session on international trade and Indigenous peoples.

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WASHINGTON — Here is this week's roundup of news and policy updates from Washington, D.C. that affect Indian Country. 

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Less than two weeks after being sworn in, Rep. Mary Sattler Petola (D-AK), who won the special election to fill the congressional seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Don Young (R-AK) who died in March 2022, has hit the ground running as the newest member of Congress.

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The past two years have been a succession of firsts in Indian Country: The first time a Native American was appointed to a cabinet position, the first time the federal government looked at its role in Indian boarding schools, and the first time the government organized an effort to connect oral testimonies of survivors of the schools and their descendants.
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On Monday, several Native American organizations announced they are coming together to form a coalition that focuses on increasing voter registration among Native youth. 

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This week’s Tribal Business New round-up includes details on the Native Farm Bill Coalition’s recommendations for improving outcomes for Indigenous farmers. Additionally, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw details its plan to improve workforce development for tribal members, while the Yurok Tribe in northern California talks about plans for its latest acquisition of a golf course.

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Four Directions Native Vote, a non-partisan Native American voting rights organization, is hosting a Native American election forum in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday and Tuesday. Joining Four Directions will tribal leaders from the state to host candidates running for elective office in the midterm elections this November.