“All living things deserve respect,” says Alex White Plume, Oglala Lakota, who performs a ritual before each hemp harvest. “We tell the plant, ‘Thank you. We’re going to use you.’”
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Minority Business Development Agency Awards $3.6M for Business Development in Indian Country
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) announced grant awards totaling $3.6 million to support business development in Indian Country.
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Joy Huntington: Athabascan Entrepreneur Credits Success to Hard Work, Firm Cultural Foundation
Joy Huntington, Koyukon Athabascan, was once expelled from an Alaska boarding school is now one of Indian Country’s business success stories.
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Native Women Lead & UNM Innovation Academy to Support Native Women-Owned Businesses
The UNM Innovation Academy, and Native Women Lead (NWL) are working together to support Native American women businesses and entrepreneurs.
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Wolf’s Run: How Willie Met Sally and Turned Two Gas Pumps Into a Multi-Enterprise Business
In the late 1980s Willie Parry owned two gas pumps and a rack of cigarettes, now he and his wife have grown Wolf’s Run into a multi-enterprise business.
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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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