LibGuides: Native American Indian & Alaskan Heritage Month: Business

Native American Business

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Native Alaskan Business

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Arizona Native American Businesses

Native Businesses Showcase:

Emerson Fry Bread Food Truck:
https://www.yelp.com/biz/emerson-fry-bread-phoenix-2

https://roaminghunger.com/emerson-fry-bread/

Indigenous Enterprise - https://store.indigenousenterprise.com/

Native Art Market - http://www.nativeartmarket.org/

H.E.R. Medicine - https://www.instagram.com/h.e.r.medicine/?hl=en

Nizhoni Soaps - https://www.nizhonisoaps.com/

Ah-Shi Beauty - https://www.ahshibeauty.com/about (Not in Phoenix, but on Navajo Nation)

Indigenous Owned Restaurants:
https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/dining/2020/10/12/indigeno...
https://rezrising.org/
https://www.aiccaz.com/directory

Nonprofit Organizations

Indigenous Vision - a community-supported 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Phoenix, Arizona and Missoula, Montana with a mission to revitalize Indigenous communities – culture, people, and land – by providing educational resources through quality programs that promote well-being. All proceeds from cultural humility training are used to implement IV’s core community projects that advocate for environmental and social justice. https://www.indigenousvision.org/

RezRising: https://rezrising.org/.

Chris Hawk and Desiree Torivio Hawk are in Keams Canyon, AZ, however, their vision and work merits recognition and engagement. Chris Hawk (2015 PVCC Grad) and Desiree Torivio Hawk (2016 PVCC Grad - AS Public Administration) -
PVCC Alumni (https://www.nhonews.com/news/2018/aug/07/studio-13-seven-bringing-libera...

Cahokia: https://www.cahokiaphx.com/

Fashion

Quannah Chasinghorse Is On a Mission
The 19-year-old model is a warrior for her culture and the land her people have inhabited for thousands of years.

Startups

Natives Rising wins backing to help Native Americans into tech and startups
Natives Rising has now received grant funding to support and grow the number of Native American women graduating college with computing degrees, as well as provide a path toward entrepreneurship.
Natives Rising is a holistic career accelerator for indigenous founders and indigenous in tech.
Visibility and representation have a powerful effect not only on policy, but on the identity and self-esteem of Native American people who are often underrepresented or misrepresented in society through stereotypes. Despite bleak reports of Native American communities, there are many success stories and positive Native role models that are often unknown by both Native American people and the rest of the U.S. population.
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By highlighting positive Native American role models in one of the nation’s most promising industries—technology—and encouraging mentorship from those role models, we can simultaneously improve visibility and economic opportunity for Native Americans at the same time.

Business Development

2023 Report on Startup Firms Owned by People of Color: Findings from the 2022 Small Business Credit Survey
SBCS data show that startups of color are significantly less likely than white-owned startups to receive funding through financial institutions or lenders, despite being as likely—and, among nonemployers, more likely—to apply for financing from a lender. Startups of color are less likely than their white-owned counterparts to be fully approved for the financing they sought when they do apply.
Disparities in Capital Access between Minority and Non-Minority-Owned Business Enterprises: The Troubling Reality of Capital Limitations Faced by MBEs
Capital access remains the most important factor limiting the establishment, expansion and growth of minority-owned businesses. The report provides an in-depth review and analysis of the barriers to capital access experienced by minority entrepreneurs, and the consequences that limited financial sources are placing on expanding minority-owned firms.
Keys to Unlocking Business Development in Indian Country
This report examines the key determinants of business development on tribal reservations. A defining feature of tribal reservations is economic geography as most tribal reservations are located in rural or remote areas. Not surprisingly, many economic and socioeconomic characteristics of tribal reservations mirror that of the rural United States.