Innovation Sector Articles
Kawi Café: Grounds for Entrepreneurship Training and Transition
Kawi Café gives new meaning to a caffeine “pick me up.” Kawi, which means “coffee” in Cherokee, is more than a neighborhood café in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. It’s a place for aspiring entrepreneurs to receive hands-on experience in management and the restaurant industry.
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The MHA Nation Wants to Feed the World in a Food Sovereignty Revolution
In 2017, Mark Fox, Chairman of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara (MHA) Nation, stumbled across an article in National Geographic that he couldn’t stop thinking about.
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Lance Gumbs: Thriving to Survive on the Shinnecock Indian Nation
Lance Gumbs owns and operates several successful businesses — a gift shop, smoke shop, delicatessen, café and a club venue.
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Native American Partnerships Grow at University of Wyoming
The Wind River Indian Reservation and the University of Wyoming are growing partnerships across the board — from education and research to economic development.
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Change Labs Introduces Popup Pods for Retailers
Popup pods offer an ideal opportunity for startup entrepreneurs to test-drive retail before committing to a full-time space.
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$1.3M Grant to Increase Pipeline of Navajos in Neuroscience
“We have a dire need for more neuroscientists on the Navajo Nation. This will increase the amount of Navajo neuroscientists in the coming years,” Diné College President Charles Monty Roessel said.
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A Mashantucket Pequot Revives a Maple Syrup Enterprise
Jeremy Whipple learned to make maple syrup from his uncles when he was just 10, now he has brought the Mashantucket Pequot sugar shack back to life.
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Indigenous-Led Innovation Center Closer to Completion With $5M Award
The City of Toronto has been awarded up to $5 million for its Indigenous Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ICIE), a first of its kind Indigenous business incubator in Southern Ontario.
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A Decade After Launching Tocabe, Osage Entrepreneur Ben Jacobs Is Just Getting Started
Ben Jacobs, Osage, is knee-deep in plans to expand Tocabe beyond Colorado’s borders, bringing exquisite ingredients sourced from Native vendors to people across the country.
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Navajo Nation to Support New Mexico’s Diversified Energy Economy With Paragon Bitsi Ranch Solar Development
The Navajo Nation is paving the path forward for the development of its Paragon Bitsi Ranch solar development project in the Navajo community of Huerfano in the state of New Mexico.
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