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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.
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Melissa Leone has a lot on her plate these days with three artificial intelligence (AI) ventures she started over the last five years.
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In the 1850s, the streets of downtown San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter were dotted with signs saying: ‘Indians: $25 a head. Dead or Alive.”
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Here are 12 of the most-read stories about inspiring Indigenous entrepreneurs that Tribal Business News wrote about in 2023. From innovative fashion brands and Native film to unique bakery ventures and a Navajo blacksmith, these stories celebrate creativity, culture, and the resilient spirit of Indigenous business owners.
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When he was young, Lehi Thunder Voice Eagle stumbled on an old traditional Navajo hat that reminded him of his grandpa.
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At an age when many people consider pursuits like writing their memoir or delving into genealogy, Patricia Mabin took a different path at 61.