Indigenous Entrepreneurs
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Treasury announced an additional $8.6 million in State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) funding for tribal governments on Friday, bringing the program's total tribal allocations to more than $530 million.
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Sam McCracken, the founder of Nike's Native American-focused N7 business and a member of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux tribe, has announced plans to retire from the footwear company in 2025 after 28 years of service.
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In the United States, you're more likely to be struck by lightning than you are to encounter a Native woman-owned business backed by venture capital.
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A new slate of Native-led and Native-focused business ideas, attempting to tackle traditional problems with modern solutions, will receive financial, networking, and mentorship support through MIT Solve’s Indigenous Communities Fellowship.
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Amid surging demand for diverse perspectives in media, the tabletop gaming industry is experiencing its own flashpoint.
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Entrepreneur Dana Thompson (Wahpeton-Sisseton, Mdewakanton Dakota), co-founder of the award-winning Owamni restaurant in Minneapolis, has launched a new social impact company and adult beverage brand called “Heti.”
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The California Academy of Sciences (CAS) will showcase the popular Indigenous-owned brand Urban Native Era in a cross-cultural fashion show on April 4.
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Canndigenous, a Wisconsin cannabis company founded by a member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, is launching the first low-dose THC seltzers from an Indigenous-owned brand.
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Even environmental scientists need their beads.
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Dancing at powwows and seeing her dad heavily involved with Native American ceremonies when she was growing up, Amanda Wilson (Comanche/Quapaw) recognized that there was a lack of Indigenous men’s fashion.