Indians have been in business, creating, diversifying and existing on their creations and traditional arts all along. It is who we are. This curriculum helps to formalize the process.
—Kathryn Quaempts Burke
Indianpreneurship Graduate

This curriculum is super! It practically teaches itself.

—Ted Piccolo
Small Business Development Manager
Colville Tribes of Washington

Read about the Ho-Chunk Nation's first Indianpreneurship class here.

Our Customers

Alaska Business Development Center
Cherokee Nation
Gonzaga University
Dine College
Sequoyah Fund
Taala Fund
Ho-Chunk Nation
Turtle Mountain Band Of Chippewa Indians
Bik'eh Hozho CDC
Montana Department of Commerce
Great Lakes Inter-Tribal
Four Bands Community Fund
Browning Community Development Corporation
Nez Perce Tribal Enterprise
Northern Cheyenne Tribal Housing Authority
Native American Youth and Family Center
Little Big Horn College
Native American Community Institute
Cheif Dull Knife College
Fort Belnap College
Four Directions Development Corporation
Salt River Financial - Maricopa Indian Community

Awards Received:

In 2005, Journey was recognized by the Honoring Nations Awards Program of Harvard's Project on American Indian Economic Development. Honoring Nations,” is an awards program that recognizes innovation and excellence in American Indian tribal governance.

Administered by the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, “Honoring Contributions in the Governance of American Indian Nations” (Honoring Nations) identifies, celebrates, and shares outstanding examples of tribal governance among the more than 560 Indian nations in the United States. Honoring Nations is sponsored by the Ford Foundation.

ONABEN was among fourteen finalists selected from applicants representing 41 Indian nations and seven inter-tribal collaborations.

"Receiving recognition for our work is an honor and an affirmation of our approach to native business development.” said Tom Hampson, ONABEN Executive Director.