Last week, NAFOA joined 7 other tribal organizations in signing a Legislative Proposal to help improve public safety in Indian Country. This proposal was sent to both the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) and the House Natural Resources Committee (HNRC).

The proposal aims to remove limitations that currently prevent Tribal Nations from fully contributing to public safety and ensuring the protection of all individuals within their borders. Attached and below is the inter-tribal letter sent to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.

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NAFOA joins seven other tribal organizations in signing a Legislative Proposal to help improve #publicsafety in Indian Country. This proposal was sent to both @IndianCommittee and the House Natural Resources Committee (HNRC). https://t.co/Fe1xCeyvlw

— NAFOA (@nafoaorg) October 11, 2022

Originally opened in 2002, The Point Casino & Hotel (“TPC” or “the Point”) expanded in 2012 to offer 850 slot machines, three restaurants, two Lounge bars, gift shop and a recently opened new non-smoking casino area. In 2016, the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe (“PGST” or “Tribe”) opened a 94-room boutique hotel, which features a large outdoor gathering area with fire pit and outdoor kitchen; fully-equipped meeting space, unique art installations throughout, and the Point Julia Café. A small RV park is also available.

TPC is located in Kingston, Washington and is open 24 hours per day. The Point employs over 300 people in the Kitsap Peninsula region with annual payroll and benefits of $15 million coupled with the purchasing of over $20 million annually in goods and services for the facility. The Point sponsors many civic and charity events totaling over $100,000 annually. TPC is owned by the Tribe’s business holdings corporation, Noo-Kayet Investments (“NKI”). More information is available at thepointcasinoandhotel.com.

TPC strives to provide the best gaming experience to our customers and to attract new customers to our venue. Therefore, we have a vision to expand our casino for additional gaming, food and drink offerings, hotel, and meeting space. Accordingly, TPC seeks design-build proposals to construct this expansion.

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OCTOBER 27-30, 2022
Join Native Women Lead for the 2022 NWL Native Women’s Business Retreat, a restorative, rejuvenating retreat for Native women entrepreneurs! This space is meant to prioritize care as attendees reconnect with amazing leaders, entrepreneurs, and business owners from our communities.

We look forward to providing a brave space that includes inspiring Native women leaders sharing stories of emergence, growth, and possibility. During the retreat, you’ll have access to restorative practices and activities such as movement breaks, yoga, and meditation.

The virtual ticket includes access to the retreat virtually. You will receive a link to join a LIVE stream of the retreat programming from the convenience of your laptop, computer, or smartphone.

Register by October 28

By Dawson Her Many Horses, Wells Fargo, Head of Native American Banking

“While Covid-19 highlighted some of the harshest realities of the disparate treatment of Indian Country, it also surfaced a rare, once-in-seven-generations opportunity to reimagine how Indian Country can position itself – not just for the immediate future, but for decades and centuries to come. Wells Fargo and the Boston Consulting Group collaborated on a report that analyzes possible ways to redress economic imbalance within tribal communities by highlighting the wealth of economic opportunities for investment and value creation that achieving resiliency will bring. The findings shared through the Indian Country’s Once-in-a-Seven Generation Opportunity report offer a framework designed to empower leaders and decision-makers to act on customized recommendations mapped against an opportunity’s resiliency potential, feasibility for implementation, and cultural fit.

By analyzing longstanding economic and social inequities facing Native American communities, the Indian Country’s Once-in-a-Seven Generation Opportunity report has identified what could be done to secure future economic resiliency while providing a decision-making framework, pathways to progress, and recommendations to drive economic progress in tribal communities. Once these foundational barriers are addressed and the pathway to progress is implemented, Indian Country can embrace economic resiliency and a prosperous financial future.”

Read More in the Navigator (page 115-117)

The Staff Accountant will be responsible for understanding Lassen Indian Health Center (LIHC) clinic processes, ensuring compliance to policies relating to accounting, performing internal audit functions for clinic accountability, and monitoring the clinic’s general ledger for accuracy.

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