Indigenous Peoples

<p>Kendal Netmaker is an award-winning, five-time entrepreneur who is on a mission to empower others to overcome adversity and achieve their business goals.</p><p>Though his life began in poverty on the Sweetgrass First Nation in northern Canada, Kendal Netmaker’s drive to succeed led him to become the successful business leader and entrepreneur he is today.</p><p>A master storyteller, Netmaker weaves his real-life experiences into motivating lessons everyone can use in their lives.

<p>Autumn Rose (Miskweminanocsqua, Raspberry Star Woman) Williams is a strategic communicator, public speaker, and storyteller dedicated to helping audiences explore leadership, identity, resilience, and the power of authentic communication.</p><p>An enrolled citizen of the Shinnecock Nation and a proud Afro-Indigenous woman, Autumn Rose was born and raised on the Shinnecock Reservation in Southampton, New York.

<p>A Native American activist, Harvard-educated economist and author, Winona LaDuke has devoted her life to advocating for indigenous people’s rights and environmental justice.</p><p>In 1985, LaDuke co-founded and co-chaired the Indigenous Women’s Network (IWN), a coalition dedicated to empowering women to take active roles in tribal politics and culture. In 1989, she founded the White Earth Land Recovery Project (WELRP), a tribal land re-acquisition and environmental advocacy effort and one of the largest reservation-based nonprofits in the country.