Marissa Frazier is a hair artist. For 17 years, she rented chair space from various salon owners to cut, weave, color, layer and style the hair of a steady flow of clients. But she always dreamed of running her own business someday, envisioning a modern, sleek salon like those in New York or Los Angeles, staffed by an “A” team of hair stylists.

They say necessity is the mother of invention. Nothing could be truer for Stephanie Conduff, a 35-year-old Cherokee mother of two for whom the need to pump breast milk privately, in public, inspired her to create the Leche Lounge in 2015.

Stephan Cheney developed his love for trees as a wildland firefighter. Even as he cut down burnt trees, he knew they still had a lot of life left in them. “If you scratch beneath the surface, you can see that the beauty is still there. The wood is salvageable and still has spirit,” says the 28-year-old entrepreneur, a Lakota of the Kul Wicasa Oyate in Lower Brule, South Dakota.

You finally have a diagnosis: celiac disease. You've endured a battery of tests. Made a commitment to eating gluten-free for life. And are on the road to feeling better. Now what? How often should you see a doctor for follow-up nutritional testing? And which tests are most important?

If someone told you that you could make up to $200,000 a year simply by sharing your passion for hiking, telling stories by the campfire or preparing an authentic Native meal, would you do it? It’s a tempting proposition, isn’t it? That’s exactly the concept behind Airbnb’s newest sharing platform called “Experiences.”

To launch a successful business is one thing; to resurrect the human spirit in the process is what Plates Cafe & Catering in Sacramento is all about.

You could say that the 38-year-old Mahershala Ali owes his acting career to his grandfather. A gifted athlete from Hayward, Calif., Ali attended Saint Mary’s College on a basketball scholarship.

When you move someplace new, you're lucky if there is a moment of reassurance that yes, you're in the right place. For newcomers to Madison, that moment is likely to happen when ...

Joe Manzella loves cats, double-cut pork chops, great quotes and college football. “It’s Arizona State! Don’t say ‘Arizona,’ I’ll have a heart attack.” (One guess where he went to college.) But Manzella’s real passion is running restaurants. “I love the buzz of this business,” says the 37-year-old, somewhat-feisty proprietor of two thriving, award-winning Orange County restaurants.

Native American life is historically rich and incomparable. It’s no wonder more and more people want to experience it. The American Indian Alaskan Native Tourism Association reports that travelers interested in exploring Indian Country to learn about native culture and history are growing at a faster rate than regular tourists to the United States.

Bats get a bad rap. We're supposed to fear them. Shriek and run from them. And as legend suggests--never, EVER, let them near our necks.

What’s the best way to ensure a future of robust economic development for Indian Country? Inspire our Native youth to pursue careers in finance and business. That’s the idea behind the Gen-I Career Success Fellowship created through a partnership between the Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) and NAFOA.

There are no jobs for 90 percent of the population. The average household income is $3,500 a year. About 60 percent of the homes have no water or electricity. An average of 17 people live together under one roof, and babies are dying at a rate higher than anywhere else in the world.

Last week, my oldest daughter dropped a bombshell. She did not want to spend the night at her dad’s anymore because she doesn’t sleep well there. “It’s dark and cold” and her sister snores. To my great surprise, I was overcome with compassion for my ex.

There's an old saying, "When you try to embrace all of mankind, you sometimes forget your wife." Nothing could be further from the truth for Tommy Lasorda, baseball's favorite blue blood who managed the Los Angeles Dodgers for 20 career-defining years.

After 21 years of priceless homemade cards and many bowls of soggy cereal lovingly served to me in bed, I regret to inform myself that this Mother’s Day will likely be the last one I spend with either of my children for a while.

Indigenous people are known to be phenomenal artisans, painting beautiful pictures, weaving intricate baskets and crafting stunning traditional and modern adornments. Many want to make a living by sharing their art with the world. However, becoming a successful artist takes a lot of work―and a fair amount of business sense.

Their passion for farming began during childhood on their grandfather’s farm in Talihina, Oklahoma, where they would help plant, grow and harvest a virtual salad bowl of fresh produce, such as tomatoes, peppers, squash, cucumbers and onions, strictly for the family to enjoy.

This summer, my daughter was kissed by the sun, by nature herself. Kisses of a different kind await my newly minted teenager in the summers ahead. Probably while I'm at work ... and not watching.

In 2002, a group of retired men began hiking together once a week in the Appalachian Mountains and started finding old, scenic trails they claimed nobody knew about.