UNLV American Indigenous Business Leaders

Swipe to see how AIBL’s Vice President Vannah Young spent her summer 🎙️👇

Between traveling to Phoenix and Oklahoma City to work as a news anchor for UNITY 📰✈️, Vannah stayed busy building real-world experience all summer long 💪. When she wasn’t on the road, she was right at home on the Rosebud Reservation 🏡 going to powwows 🪶, hanging out with friends 💛, and volunteering within her community 🤝.

Balancing the big stage and her community with so much grace! Keep it up 🌟✨

Swipe to see how UNLV AIBL’s Treasurer Star Posner spent her summer 💼

Between working as an on-call babysitter and completing her summer internship with United Natives where she helped run their social media. Star stayed busy building real-world experience all summer long. She still made time to travel for conferences in Oklahoma and Temecula and celebrated her 25th birthday in Miami along the way.

You make it look easy, Star but we know how much work goes into it. Keep shining ✨

All summer long, one of our own, Kyle has been on the road with Phantom Regiment 🥁🔥 Grinding through rehearsals and performing across the country. We are so proud of you! 👏

SEEKING SPONSORS! 💚

🚨 Exciting Announcement! 🚨
The Tribal Leadership Council and the UNLV Indian Nations Gaming & Governance Program are proud to announce that Professor Danielle Finn will be leading the Federal Indian Law module of the Executive Certificate in Tribal Sovereignty & Economic Leadership! 🎓

Professor Finn is a citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. She is an Associate Professor-in-Residence and Director of the Indian Nations Gaming & Governance Program at UNLV's UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law. She also chairs the Tribal Law Section of the State Bar of Nevada and serves as a judge for several tribes.

Her background includes serving as Native American Affairs Advisor for the Office of Governor Walz (Minnesota) and External Affairs Director for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. She holds an LL.M. in Indigenous Peoples Law from the University of Oklahoma and a J.D. from Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.

We're honored to have her expertise guiding the next generation of tribal leaders through this important module! 🙌

Our first meeting of the summer is in the books! We’re already mapping out an incredible fall for the UNLV AIBL family. Get ready, you won’t want to miss what we have planned. 📚✨

Swipe to see how UNLV AIBL’s Treasurer Mateo Avilez spent his summer ✈️🌸

From exploring South Korea to Japan, Mateo made the most of his time off, soaking in new cultures, new experiences, and new perspectives 🌏

Now he’s back, recharged, and ready to bring that same energy to an exciting semester ahead with UNLV AIBL! We can’t wait to see what he has in store 📚

Big things are in the works! UNLV AIBL President Laralynn Judge is busy planning an exciting fall semester event schedule. Stay tuned for what’s coming and enjoy your summer! ☀️

AIBL had the best day soaking up the sun at the stunning Palms Pool! The Palms is a truly beautiful place with the best views 🌴
We were excited to celebrate some of our graduating AIBL members and we are looking forward to a great summer ahead ☀️

Such a fun night at our AIBL Paint & Sip 🎨🍷

We were proud to feature highlighting the importance of supporting Native-owned businesses and investing in Indigenous entrepreneurship. Supporting Native enterprises is a meaningful way to honor culture, strengthen economic sovereignty, and uplift the voices and visions of Native communities.

Thank you to everyone who attended and stay tuned for our next AIBL activities ✨