Building Tribal Economies Toolkit

NCAI Animated Video Series: Why Native Small Businesses Matter and How to Grow Them

NCAI designed the groundbreaking “Why Native Small Businesses Matter and How to Grow Them” animated video series to educate current and future tribal leaders, key decision-makers, citizens, other Indian Country stakeholders, and non-Native policymakers about the vital importance of Native-owned small businesses to the rebuilding of vibrant Native economies, and how tribal governments can best support the cultivation of a vibrant small business ecosystem in and around tribal lands. Totaling 12 minutes, the three videos can be viewed here:

Video #1 – Traditional Native Economies

Video #2 – Colonial Disruption and Its Enduring Legacies

Video #3 – Reclaiming Native Economies through Small Business Development

COMPANION GUIDES:

Companion Guide for Tribal Nations

This companion guide provides Tribal Nation leaders, key decision-makers, citizens, citizen-entrepreneurs, and other key community stakeholders with several tools to deepen their understanding about the importance of Native-owned small businesses and advance their work to strengthen the ecosystem designed to support the health and growth about the topics and strategies presented in the “Why Native Small Businesses Matter” video series.

Companion Guide for Tribal Nations

Companion Guide for Tribal Colleges and Universities

This companion guide provides educators at tribal colleges and universities and other academic institutions with a variety of teaching tools to deepen Native students’ learning and understanding about the topics and strategies presented in the “Why Native Small Businesses Matter” video series.

Companion Guide for Educators of Native Students