Emergence 2022: Grand Canyon Intertribal Economic Summit Lookbook

In August 2022, 75 Native entrepreneurs, artists, community leaders, governmental support staff, and National Park Service employees gathered on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park to lay the foundation for a more equitable Grand Canyon economy that centers Native cultural values. Take a look at the inaugural Emergence Intertribal Economic Summit ›

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Building an inclusive economy

03/22/23

Native voices share what an inclusive and equitable Grand Canyon economy looks like and the path ahead.

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04/25/23

To Monica Nuvamsa, selling her art products in national and state parks across her ancestral homeland means her cultures are represented in those spaces.

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04/4/23

Dorothy Denetsosie Gishie wants Native artisans to have more selling locations at the Grand Canyon.

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