Tribal Nations Practice Group Head Named to Native American 40 Under 40 list

Drummond Woodsum is proud to announce that the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development has honored shareholder Corey Hinton with a place on its prestigious Native American 40 Under 40 list.

Hinton, co-head of Drummond Woodsum’s Tribal Nations Practice Group and a citizen of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, has spent more than a decade advising Indigenous organizations and Tribal Nations in states across the country. His tireless work has resulted in transformative economic, environmental and legislative victories for Indigenous communities, including the Passamaquoddy Tribe’s groundbreaking 2016 carbon offset deal, which removed 3.8 million tons of greenhouse gasses under California’s cap-and-trade program, and legislation addressing a chronic drinking water quality crisis in the tribe’s Sipayik Reservation. Hinton also coordinated successful campaigns to pass sports betting and internet gaming laws in Maine and has negotiated several tribal-state gaming compacts that have generated millions of dollars for tribal and non-tribal communities.

In a letter supporting his nomination, Damon Safranek, CEO of the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, called Hinton “a builder of nations, someone who uplifts others, creates opportunity, and uses his expertise to expand sovereignty and economic independence across Indian Country.”

The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development is a nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of Indigenous entrepreneurs and businesses. The organization will recognize Hinton and his fellow Native 40 Under 40 Nominees at the Reservation Economic Summit at Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas from March 23-26.