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Game designer Connor Alexander (Cherokee) thinks a lot of people have the wrong idea about wolves.
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Entertainment giant Comcast has committed $650,000 to Albuquerque-based nonprofit Native Women Lead in its effort to provide funding for Native women-owned businesses.
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Cherokee tribal member David Thunderbird Crawford stepped into the personal protective equipment (PPE) sector amid the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic as shortages of masks and gloves became dire.
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Blacksmith Cody Artis’ first forge involved an old charcoal grill, some horse manure for fuel, and an air mattress pump as a stand-in for his bellows.
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Skier and storyteller Connor Ryan (Hunkpapa Lakota) is always on the go these days.
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What Dr. Len Necefer (Dine) started six years ago as a social media experiment to highlight the lack of Indigenous representation in outdoor recreation has evolved into a multi-faceted business that sells gear, tells stories, consults national brands, and advocates for Native people.
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Change Labs, a Native-run nonprofit focused, has announced its new cohort of 12 Navajo and Hopi entrepreneurs for its business incubator program.
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In Mike Mojica's native Pueblo Laguna language, his name is "Bodaway," which means "fire maker."
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The pages of the family cookbook are worn and discolored, the binding held together by tape. But the recipes inside hold years of memories for Jacqueline Ahasteen (Dine) and a basis for her business.
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Alaska Native and Aleut tribal member Jacquelyn Ingram knew maternity care was an issue in tribal communities, between frequent financial struggles to receive care, cultural gaps between Native mothers and specialists, and ailing educational resources - all of which were exacerbated by the rise of COVID-19.