Arts/Entertainment/Media Sector Articles
Douglas Miles, Founder of APACHE Skateboards: 3 Ways to Grow Your Brand
“APACHE Skateboards really is a platform for success,” Douglas Miles, founder of APACHE Skateboards, told Native Business Magazine. Miles offers three powerful questions to consider when developing a brand.
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Emerging Filmmakers: NBC to Introduce Talent Infusion Programs at CAIIFF
Aspiring and emerging indigenous writers, directors and actors will want to attend NBC Entertainment’s special session at one of the largest Native film festivals in the country.
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IndigiThreads Wins Web Series Pitch Competition at imagineNATIVE
IndigiThreads, a fashion documentary web series conceived by First Nations entrepreneurs Ryan Cooper and Adeline Bird, recently won $30,000 in cash and $20,000 of in-kind prizing and mentorship.
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George R.R. Martin Creates Scholarships for IAIA Students
The novelist who penned the HBO series “Game of Thrones” is offering scholarships for film students at the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA).
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Jaclyn Roessel Talks Growing her Business: Grownup Navajo
While Grownup Navajo began as a blog and online community in September 2012, today, Grownup Navajo could be considered a startup business.
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Oglala Lakota Artspace to Grow the Creative Economy on Pine Ridge
On Thursday, September 27, the Oglala Lakota Artspace LLC will break ground on the first-ever arts center on the Pine Ridge Reservation. The Kyle, South Dakota-based Oglala Lakota Artspace, a $2.75 million project, is scheduled for completion near the end of 2019.
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Dr. Jessica Metcalfe to Share Beyond Buckskin’s Message on the TEDx Stage
Dr. Jessica Metcalfe, Turtle Mountain Chippewa, launched Beyond Buckskin in 2009. On July 26, she will deliver Beyond Buckskin’s mission—to advance Native-made fashion while ending appropriation—on the TEDxFargo stage to a crowd of more than 2,000 attendees.
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10 Tips for Indigenous Artists to Succeed
Becoming a successful artist takes a lot of work―and a fair amount of business sense. First Peoples Fund shares 10 tips for indigenous artists.
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Eighth Generation Is Changing the Way Native Artists Do Business
The scale of Eighth Generation’s success is totally unprecedented for a Native-owned business in the arts space. Business has more than doubled each year, and Louie Gong anticipates even bigger strides in 2018.
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Native Superhero: Business Publishes, Distributes and Sells Indigenous Graphic Novels
In 2015, Dr. Lee Francis saw a need for Native characters to be represented in pop culture. So he...
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