If you’ve ever been fishing — especially for catfish — you may have heard of jug fishing, and it’s really just what it sounds like. Jugs are placed on the surface on the water, with a weighted line and bait hanging into the depths below. Eventually, a fish will attempt to take the bait, the […]

Visit most towns in the United States and you’ll notice a certain type of building. A building where just by looking at it you can feel the history of the surroundings. In your town it may be an old fire station or a bank, but in Olympia, Washington, that building is called the Steamplant. In […]

        In August 2021, The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development traveled to the Shinnecock Reservation in Southampton, New York to meet and interview tribal leaders and small business owners as part of our Native Edge Institute series. While there, we met Jeremy Dennis, an aspiring artist and member of the […]

  When The National Center put out a call for silent auction items at the 2021 Native American 40 Under 40 Awards ceremony, Raymond Nordwall and the Nordwall Gallery & Studio were happy to help, donating a hand-drawn monotype pencil sketch title Mandan (pictured above). Raymond Nordwall and his wife, Gina, opened Nordwall Gallery & […]

What’s a celebration without some music? At the National Center’s Native American 40 Under 40 Awards reception in December, DJ Gordon Beaver—music alias Beevsta—provided the music to celebrate the night’s awardees. We heard many stories of resilience, innovation, and leadership throughout the night, and the man behind the entertainment is no exception. A professional DJ […]

  David Thunderbird Crawford, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, started TruCleanz Distribution USA Inc. after noticing a lack of United States-based Personal Protective Equipment suppliers and distributors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, in a small part of the city that is within the Cherokee Reservation, David Thunderbird Crawford has […]

  Yvonne Jackson has made a career out of helping people advance their own. Based in Alaska, Yvonne started Alaska Rural Professional Development LLC (AKRPD) after noticing disparities between rural Alaska schools that offered soft skills and occupational training, and those schools that do not. While most Tribal workforce programs focus on college preparedness and […]

Spotlight on a Native Organization: California Indian Museum and Cultural Center The California Indian Museum and Cultural Center (CIMCC) is Native-operated non-profit based in Santa Rosa, California. CIMCC is dedicated to educating the public about and showcasing California Indian history and culture. In 2010, CIMCC started a Tribal Youth Ambassador Program that recently sent a […]

Spotlight on a Native-Owned Business: Arctic IT When tribes and native-owned businesses were making the transition to remote work, Arctic IT was the firm many called on to make the transition as smoothly as possible. Based out of Anchorage, Alaska, Arctic IT is a member of the Doyon, Limited family of companies, an Alaska Native […]