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Native Americans in Business & the Economy

A resource list of small business, workforce, and economic justice resources by and about Indigenous North Americans in honor of Native American Heritage Month

Boston Public Library

12 items

  • Sovereign Entrepreneurs

    Cherokee Small-Business Owners and the Making of Economic Sovereignty

    Lewis, Courtney
    This book details the economic sovereignty maintained by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians during and subsequent to the Great Recession, achieved through a diverse assortment of locally-owned and -operated small businesses, alongside a…
    eBookThe University of North Carolina Press, 2019
  • Amplifying Indigenous Voices in Business

    Indigenization, Reconciliation, and Entrepreneurship

    Omulo, Priscilla
    With reconciliation, sustainability, and inclusiveness in mind, Omulo presents strategies for non-Indigenous employers to creative work environments that invite and foster Indigenous employees.
    eBookSelf-Counsel Press, 2022
  • Decolonizing Wealth

    Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance

    Villanueva, Edgar,
    Focusing primarily on philanthropy and finance sectors, Villanueva discusses the influence of colonialization on the work environment while providing strategies for how to de-colonize your own perspective and workplace. For more formats,…
    BookOakland, CA : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, [2021] — HC110.I5 V55 2021
  • Employing Indigenous methodologies and critical approaches, Jobin breaks down the economic exploitation of settler colonialism. Additionally, Jobin addresses the constitutive structures and principles of the nehiyawak economic…
    BookVancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, 2023. — E78.C2 J63 2023x
  • This essay collection-meets-textbook starts from pre-contact economies and works through everything to do with Indigenous modern-day business, from legislation and taxation to marketing.
    eBookCape Breton University Press, 2016
  • Invisible No More

    Voices From Native America

    If you're interested in Indigenous perspectives on building Native economies, encouraging Indigenous economics, engaging responsibly with philanthropy, or enacting environmental protections & justice, this is the book for you.
    BookWashington ; Covelo : Island Press, [2023] — KI274.S46 I58 2023
  • New Frontiers in the Internationalization of Businesses

    Empirical Evidence From Indigenous Businesses in Canada

    Angulo-Ruiz, Fernando
    This title highlights the impact of international expansion as a potential pathway to address the challenges of poverty and vulnerability, and provide relevant new knowledge on the factors that support successful international expansion of…
    Website or Online DataNew York : Routledge, 2020.
  • Usner examines the economic and cultural interactions among the Indians, Europeans, and African slaves of colonial Louisiana, including the province of West Florida. Rather than focusing on a single cultural group or on a particular…
    eBookOmohundro Institute and UNC Press, 2014
  • Reconciliation is for business, too. But what does Reconciliation mean, and specifically what does it mean for businesses? 'The Canadian Business Owner's Guide to Reconciliation' is about how our history affects the present, and how we…
    eBookSelf-Counsel Press, 2022
  • Creating Indigenous Property

    Power, Rights, and Relationships

    Creating Indigenous Property identifies how contemporary Indigenous conceptions of property are rooted in and informed by their societally specific norms, meanings, and ethics. For more formats, check the catalog!
    BookToronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2020] — E98.L3 C74 2020x
  • As We Have Always Done

    Indigenous Freedom Through Radical Resistance

    Simpson, Leanne Betasamosake, 1971-
    "Leanne Betasamosake Simpson locates Indigenous political resurgence as a practice rooted in uniquely Indigenous theorizing, writing, organizing, and thinking...she calls for unapologetic, place-based Indigenous alternatives to the…
    BookMinneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2017] — E99.C6 S659 2017
  • Privileged Goods

    Commoditization and Its Impact on Environment and Society

    Manno, Jack
    Manno explains commoditization's environmental impact by using examples from key sectors of society, including its impact on Indigenous American groups.
    BookBoca Raton, FL : Lewis Publishers ; [Solomons, Md.] : ISEE, ©2000. — HD30.255 .M34 2000