"We prioritize our collective experiences as Native Women entrepreneurs. We know every study about the racial and gender pay gaps, wealth disparities, sexual trauma, (etc.) that Native American women are the most afflicted community in this country, intersecting in such profound ways that discrimination is not a hidden experience, but rather a very visceral challenge that Native Women face every day. We need to lift each other up to build a coalition, connection and opportunity for Native American and Alaskan Native women to become business leaders for their communities and families.  These collisions do not happen often as many of our Native women in business must navigate on their own, living and working in two worlds, both on tribal lands and off." - Native Women's Business Summit