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Indigenous Entrepreneurs

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HOUSTON, Texas — Architect Jake Donaldson sees an unmet need to provide culturally appropriate design services to Native American communities. 

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. — When she worked as a makeup artist during New York Fashion Week, Cece Meadows knew she needed to do something about the lack of Native representation in the beauty industry.

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TUBA CITY, Ariz. — A project four years in the making took another step toward completion in mid-November as business incubator Change Labs broke ground on its new headquarters. 

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Angelique Broussard is on a mission to inspire Indigenous women and girls that they can become the next generation of academic, professional and entrepreneurial leaders. 

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HOUSTON, Texas — As Jake Donaldson leafed through a magazine highlighting local minority-owned businesses in the Houston, Texas area, he noticed a couple of Native American-owned firms that he had never heard of before.

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — Skydance Brewing Co. got its start as a member of brewing co-op in 2019. Now two and a half years and a nearly $1 million investment later, the company has moved into its own production and taproom space, and owner Jacob Keyes couldn’t be happier. 

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In the 11 years Ann McCormack ran a small business, the Nez Perce tribal member rarely saw other women who looked like her or shared her goals. 

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HOYT, Kan. — Morning Light LLC is planning for a major milestone in October, when the company expects to begin shipping its canned kombucha product nationwide.

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Roughly 70 percent of contracts on Navajo Nation go to non-Navajo businesses, which drags 70 cents out of every dollar the tribe spends off of the reservation. 

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WASHINGTON — Proposed federal legislation in the U.S. House aims to give Native American-owned small businesses a stronger voice within the Small Business Administration.