North Dakota Public Service Commission agrees to hear feedback from tribal leaders in November on new pumping stations and potential doubling of oil flow News Release Lakota People’s Law Project The North Dakota Public Service Commission announced today that it will hold a public hearing around a proposed expansion of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). Continue Reading
Construction in Indian Country elects new executive board, advisory council TEMPE, Ariz. – Every two-years, the Construction In Indian Country® (CIIC) executive board and advisory council elect its membership and renews its spirit and dedication to construction education for the benefit of American Indian and Indigenous communities. On July 12, Salt River Project’s (SRP) Executive Continue Reading
NADC hosts annual Native American economic development conference BILLINGS, Mont. – The Native American Development Corporation (NADC) held its 11th Annual Economic Development & Procurement Conference in Billings, Montana on July 30, through August 1. This year, entrepreneurship, procurement, economic development, community development, and new for 2019, healthcare was emphasized as focus areas for the Continue Reading
(TUCSON, Ariz. – July 16, 2019) — The Pascua Yaqui Tribe has broken ground on a new 100,000- square-foot building for its Health and Social Services Divisions. The new Pascua Yaqui Health Services Center II, to be located at Camino de Oeste and Calle Tetakusim, will centralize several crucial services of the Pascua Yaqui Health Continue Reading
Charelle Brown, Anjelica Gallegos, and Summer Sutton on the Yale campus.Photo: Michael A. Hernandez Current students are reframing architecture’s mission and launching a thoughtful exhibition on Native Americans’ influence By Audrey Gray July 22, 2019 Rising Yale senior Charelle Brown grew up in public housing on the Kewa Pueblo near Santa Fe, New Mexico. She Continue Reading
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $16 million in funding for 14 tribal energy infrastructure projects through DOE’s Office of Indian Energy. This investment will help Native American and Alaska Native communities harness their vast energy resources in order to reduce or stabilize energy costs, as well as Continue Reading
Construction In Indian Country calls for award nominations TEMPE, AZ – Construction In Indian Country (CIIC) is calling for nominations of distinguished projects, individuals and teams to be recognized and honored by industry leaders at the CIIC 2019 National Conference, Achievement Awards Banquet on November 7, 2019 at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino Events Center. This will Continue Reading
Firm tapped to remove four Klamath River dams; Yurok and Karuk Tribes have viewed dam removal and the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement as a means to resolve long-standing environmental justice issues in the Klamath River Basin PacifiCorp has entered into a site access agreement with Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. to allow the firm to conduct Continue Reading
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (May 13, 2019) – Travois, a Certified B Corporation® based in Kansas City, Mo., recognized five outstanding industry professionals and an American Indian tribal entity at a Superhero Awards ceremony on April 11. The consulting firm, continuing 24 years in business and directing more than $1.4 billion of investment in American Indian, Continue Reading
From LinkedIn SHIPROCK, N.M.-The Navajo Division of Transportation (NDOT) is preparing to apply intermixed cement to two miles of Navajo Route 546 (N546) in Shiprock, N.M. Known as Bluff Road, N546 runs along the San Juan River and intersects with Navajo Route 491 which is main thoroughfare in Shiprock. NDOT completed the first phase of Continue Reading