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National Native American Heritage Month

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Welcome to Native American Heritage Month at the Department of the Interior! National Native American Heritage Month is celebrated each year in November.

Indian Affairs Invests Over $760,000 to Help Tribes Start New Businesses and Commercial Projects in Opportunity Zones

For Immediate Release:
January 14, 2021

WASHINGTON – Assistant Secretary -- Indian Affairs Tara Katuk Sweeney announced today that Indian Affairs’ Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development (IEED) has approved $762,346 in Native American Business Development Institute (NABDI) grants to fund 14 federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and tribal entities to perform feasibility studies of proposed economic development projects, businesses, and technologies located in designated Opportunity Zones.