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Tommy Orange’s Debut Novel There, There

A glimpse at the urban Native experience unearthed for the masses.

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Q+A with Salish Style creator Katie Manzanares

If it weren’t for a friendly Instagram message from Katie earlier this Summer I may not have known she was the face behind Salish Style, a successful Native and woman-owned apparel and accessory company seeking to revitalize underrepresented Coast Salish art through collaborations with Native and First Native artists.

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The Medicine of LGBTQIA2 Visibility and Inclusiveness

As I continued to navigate this communal silence, I recognized my unquestionable duty to step forward as a queer Indigenous woman and make myself available as a resource to others.

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A Home for Our Multi-Faceted Matriarchs: The Native Women’s Business Summit

As indicated by Native Women Lead (the brilliant founders of the NWBS) and derived from 2017 American Express State of Women Owned Businesses Report, 1.4% of all businesses owned by women were comprised of American Indian/Alaskan Natives.

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Gathering of Wellness 2019

How a handful of Native athletes are creating a space for health and wellness during Gathering of Nations.

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Why Native Entrepreneurs Must Continue to Ask, Why Not Us?

After having read Robert Miller’s book Reservation ‘Capitalism,’ Economic Development in Indian Country, I realized we as Native communities have some work to do around cultivating the importance of entrepreneurship in the larger guise of economic development.

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Tribal News is Tribal Sovereignty

Although there may be some argument with regards to the ability of any journalist in embedding themselves in a community and telling a story appropriately, the truth is, the authentic voice of Native peoples in telling their own stories is an exhibition of sovereignty in itself.

Suicide: The Struggle to Cultivate Awareness Around an Unrelenting Health Crisis in Indian Country

Taking a look at the Puyallup Tribe’s Dr. Danelle Reed and her focus on suicide prevention.