Native Entrepreneurs are Changing Rez Life

8.15.25 – For the latest edition of Indigenously Positive — our collaborative series with nonprofit news organization New Mexico In Depth — Correspondent Bella Davis introduces us to the co-founders of Change Labs, a nonprofit that connects and supports entrepreneurs on tribal lands. 

Producers:  
Bella Davis (Yurok)  
Benjamin C Yazza (Diné)  

Photojournalist: Joey Dunn (Diné)  

Guests:  

Roddell Denetso (Navajo), Black Streak Apparel Owner  

Heather Fleming (Diné), Change Labs Co-Founder & Executive Director  

Jessica Stago (Diné / Apache), Change Labs Co-Founder  

Racquel Black (Diné), Entrepreneurship Hub Manager   

For More Information: 

Navajo business owner part of larger effort to build up tribal nation’s economy – New Mexico In Depth