Disruptors Section Articles
Celebrating 10 Native Disruptors on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
As much of the country abandons Columbus Day, a relic of painful and misconstrued history, and shifts to embrace indigenous pride, Native Business Magazine™ is taking the opportunity to honor “disruptors,” who we define as people or businesses “stirring things up.”
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Vanessa Roanhorse: Inspiring the Native Entrepreneurial Community to Rise
On any given day, you may find Vanessa Roanhorse, Diné, founder and CEO of Roanhorse Consulting, discussing ways to raise the voice of minority businesses and localize economic development with her client, the City of Albuquerque, where she also calls home.
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International Speaker Lyla June Talks Creating Businesses That Give & Heal
Lyla June, Diné and Tsétsêhéstâhese (Cheyenne), an internationally renowned public speaker, poet and musician, views business as intrinsic to indigenous values.
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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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Decolonizing Philanthropy: Edgar Villanueva Wants to Change How You Think About ‘Helping’ Native Communities
Edgar Villanueva was frustrated. After 14 years spent working in philanthropy, he was tired of tiny amounts of money trickling down to Native communities that made limited or no impact.
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