HANNAHVILLE · DELTA & MENOMINEE COUNTIES, MICHIGAN
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Estimated funding tribal entrepreneurs miss each year to deadlines they never saw coming. The magazine exists to close that gap — one grant calendar, one spotlight, one checklist at a time.
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A living, web-based publication for the Hannahville Indian Community and surrounding tribal populations — free to read, always.
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November is Native American Heritage Month, and people are paying attention. Michigan’s governor just proclaimed it again, and the proclamation names the… Read more: Heritage Month Is the Moment to Show Your Native-Owned Business - Native Entrepreneurs: Free Manufacturing Training Is Coming Through Tribal Colleges
Thinking about growing a Native-owned shop or small manufacturing business? The U.S. Small Business Administration just put $9.5 million into free, in-person… Read more: Native Entrepreneurs: Free Manufacturing Training Is Coming Through Tribal Colleges - Tribal Budget Talks Are Nov. 16-20: What Your Council Should Be Asking
Tribal leaders and Interior officials meet November 16-20 in Oklahoma City for the Tribal/Interior Budget Council. On the table are budget priorities,… Read more: Tribal Budget Talks Are Nov. 16-20: What Your Council Should Be Asking - I kept a list
- Instagram’s Long Videos Are Coming, But Don’t Count on Ad Money Yet
- Good Morning, Hannahville: Sunday, November 1
Good morning from Hannahville. A mild, cloudy Sunday with a high near 64. Clocks fell back an hour overnight.
Latest Grant Watch
New grants and funding for tribal energy projects and Native entrepreneurs, updated daily.
- Entrepreneur Grant Watch: November 1, 2026Two open small-business grants with deadlines coming up, a free incubator for Miami microbusinesses, and new money flowing to Native lenders.
- Entrepreneur Grant Watch: October 31, 2026A quiet day for new funding news, with one fresh federal opportunity: the Department of Energy just opened its fall research funding round for small businesses with tech ideas.
- Entrepreneur Grant Watch: October 28, 2026Today’s watch has three new openings for small businesses, including a free growth program in Michigan’s Thumb region and SBA award nominations, but no new Native-specific funding.
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“Decades of tribal governance taught me that infrastructure and story-telling are the same job — you build the water tower and you make sure people know it’s there.”
LEROY WANDAHSEGA II
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