Who We Are
We are built on a truth mainstream systems are still learning.
Indigenous economies have always known what the world is only beginning to recognize: people, culture, and community aren't separate from the economy — they are the economy.
For too long, Indigenous peoples have been told to choose between economic opportunity and cultural identity. Between professional advancement and community connection. Between traditional values and business success.
We reject those false choices.
IndigenousCC is a community-rooted social organization founded on the belief that the strongest economies are built on cultural values. We operate through relationships rather than transactions. We measure success by community benefit and generational impact, not extraction.
We are Indigenous professionals, entrepreneurs, cultural practitioners, and community members. We are bridge-builders. We are accountable to the communities we serve and the ancestors whose wisdom guides us.
What We Do
three ways we strengthen indigenous economies
Cultural Capacity Building
Workforce & Entrepreneurship Pathways
Storytelling & Convening for Systems Change
Workforce & Entrepreneurship Pathways
Economic advancement and cultural identity are not in tension — they strengthen each other.
We support full-spectrum economic participation. Entrepreneurs are not clients — they are relatives, innovators, and culture-bearers. We provide programs for Indigenous entrepreneurs to launch and grow businesses that drive job creation and community investment. We develop workforce pathways and leadership aligned with community priorities. We connect people to networks, resources, and opportunities that uphold their values.
Who this is for: Indigenous professionals and entrepreneurs at any stage, and the organizations that want to support them.
Cultural capacity building
Culture is infrastructure.
We translate Indigenous knowledge, values, and lived experience into spaces where they have long been excluded or misunderstood. We build cultural capacity, not compliance, within institutions, employers, and economic systems. We prepare Indigenous people to navigate Western systems while deepening their cultural identity. We create shared understanding that aligns economic activity with values, responsibility, and reciprocity.
Who this is for: Employers, institutions, and systems ready to move beyond box-checking to genuine partnership.
Storytelling & Convening for Systems Change
When stories change, systems change.
Through storytelling and convening, we shift narratives about Indigenous participation in the economy. Stories are knowledge. Events are gatherings, not marketing. We curate experiences for truth-telling and future-making. We elevate Indigenous talent and leadership through platforms that build visibility and agency. We create gatherings — like our signature Matriarch Mixer — that build real relationships between Indigenous communities and economic partners.
Who this is for: Funders, sponsors, media, and partners who want to move from tokenization to genuine investment.
How We Work
Convener. Connector. Protector. Relationship Holder.
We build economies through relationships.
We are a community-rooted social enterprise working at the intersection of culture and economy. We work with Indigenous communities, entrepreneurs, professionals, employers, and institutions — and we hold ourselves accountable to all of them.
Our role is Convenor. Connector. Sister. Protector. Relationship Holder.
We don't extract. We circulate. Every partnership, program, and platform we build is designed to stimulate Indigenous and local economies — hiring Indigenous-owned businesses, artists, and musicians; utilizing Indigenous-owned venues; and creating platforms that expand access to economic opportunity.
Who We Serve
You Belong Here if…
You’re an employer or institution
Ready to build authentic relationships with Indigenous Communities, not a check box.
You’re an Indigenous entrepreneur or professional
Looking for programs, networks, and pathways that strengthen your identity.
You’re a funder or sponsor
who wants your investment to create real, generational community impact.
You’re a partner or collaborator
aligned with the values of reciprocity, sovereignty, and cultural strength.
Signature Programs
Signature Programs & Initiatives
Matriarch Mixer — Our flagship convening connecting Indigenous entrepreneurs, professionals, and community members in a regenerative economy model.
REZponse Podcast — Stories from the intersection of culture and economy, told through Indigenous voices and lived experience.
Rooted Relative Fund / Rooted in Arizona — Access to capital for Indigenous entrepreneurs.
Workforce Pathways — Career development and leadership programs rooted in community priorities.
Let’s Collaborate
Our Track Record
12+ years of experience across Indian Country
Award-winning, Native American, women-led organization
Based in Phoenix, AZ and across Indian Country — working locally and nationally
Partners include: Startup Tucson, Local First Arizona, State Forty Eight Foundation, Roanhorse Consulting
Ready to Build Something Together?
Whether you're an employer, entrepreneur, funder, or community partner — we'd love to connect. Let's start a real conversation about what's possible. Book a meeting…