Best Practices: Creating an Inclusive Workforce for Native Americans
Below is a list of best practices and strategies to help with efforts and make your diversity and inclusion programs successful.
The Sámi, Europe's Only Indigenous People
The Sámi are the only indigenous people within the European Union area. Sápmi, the region the Sámi inhabit across four countries, consists of northern parts of Finland, almost half of Sweden and Norway, as well as parts of the Kola Peninsula in Russia.
Who are Indigenous Australians?
We believe it's important for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians to understand each other better, beyond myths and stereotypes. So first things first, who are Indigenous Australians?
Who are Europe's indigenous peoples and what are their struggles?
From Scandinavia's Saamis to Greenland’s Inuits, Europe's indigenous peoples represent vibrant communities with multi-millennial histories. Yet they are still struggling for recognition.
13 Facts About Native Americans You Didn’t Learn in History Class
Native Americans didn't all live in teepees and not all warriors were men.
Native American Culture - California
Spanish explorers infiltrated the California region in the middle of the 16th century.
'Native Business' Wants to Empower Native Entrepreneurship
Gary and Carmen Davis are a husband-wife entrepreneurial team with a string of business ventures to their credit and are proud Native Americans.
5 Sets of Challenges Native American Entrepreneurs Face
Kauffman researcher Emily Fetsch explores the challenges facing Native American entrepreneurs in the second part of her four part series.
The Met Hires Its First Full-Time Native American Curator
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is set to mark a major milestone in its approximately 150-year history. As the New York cultural institution announced earlier this week, Patricia Marroquin Norby, who is of Purépecha heritage, will start as the museum’s inaugural associate curator of Native American art.
$1 Million Each Year for All, as Long as Tribe’s Luck Holds
Today, the Shakopee Mdewakanton are believed to be the richest tribe in American history as measured by individual personal wealth: Each adult, according to court records and confirmed by one tribal member, receives a monthly payment of around $84,000, or $1.08 million a year.
Workplaces Taking Cues From Employees to Become More Indigenous Friendly
Consulting with Indigenous employees can help ensure you’re on the right track.
Challenges Faced by Indigenous Entrepreneurs
Many Indigenous peoples live, work and exist in community. The Western business world, on the other hand, can be quite competitive and focused on individual gain.
Native American Entrepreneurs
Let’s take a closer look at five successful entrepreneurs—from a barbecue chef to inventor of Smart Meter wireless technology—who happen to also be Native American.
21 Things You Can Do to Be More Respectful of Native American Cultures
Besides our thoughtless usage of phrases, we all probably do other things that are disrespectful. I checked in with a few of my friends and colleagues who are Native about things that they wish all of us who are not Native would do or not do. It has led to some eye-opening conversations.
Thanksgiving in North America: From Local Harvests to National Holiday
Most Americans are familiar with the Pilgrim's Thanksgiving Feast of 1621, but few realize that it was not the first festival of its kind in North America. Long before Europeans set foot in the Americas, native peoples sought to insure a good harvest with dances and rituals such as the Green Corn Dance of the Cherokees.
Competitive Advantages of Doing Business With Native American Tribes and Tribal Corporations
Under the U.S. Constitution, Native American Indian tribes are recognized as semi sovereign nations, and a business venture with an Indian tribe can offer many competitive advantages.
Chief Joseph
Chief Joseph was a Nez Perce chief who, faced with settlement by whites of tribal lands in Oregon, led his followers in a dramatic effort to escape to Canada.
8 Native American Entrepreneurs
Native Americans played a significant and yet often unheralded role in shaping the United States. As a result, Native American entrepreneurs often get overshadowed. Other more brash companies and entrepreneurs make more noise, for example on social media and in pop culture.
Zitkala-Sa
Zitkala-Sa was an activist and composer who fought tirelessly for Native American rights and citizenship in the early 20th century.