How can Wisconsin boost its Indigenous businesses? A conference sought answers.


How can Wisconsin boost its Indigenous businesses? A conference sought answers.


The 2-day event sought to help expand Native economic development by supporting Indigenous entrepreneurs and Native-owned businesses

Last week, a conference in northcentral Wisconsin brought together Indigenous entrepreneurs, tribal leaders and other industry professionals to discuss the state of economic development and housing in Wisconsin’s indigenous communities.

In Shawano County’s village of Bowler, the Wisconsin Indigenous Housing and Economic Development Corporation hosted its first-ever conference.

About 160 people attended the inaugural event, which the group’s CEO Fern Orie described in one word: “dynamite.”...


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