i$) M inority & Small Business Week
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September 27. 2006
Southern Style at Suga’s House
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T he P ortland O bserv er
Suga’s House of Catfish
and Ribs Too, 1505 N.E.
Killingsworth St., is a tiny
building at the intersection
of Northeast 15th Avenue
and Killingsworth, where
northbound drivers jogging
to the left drive toward a
digital sign advertising
weekend gumbo.
Once a drive-through hot
tamale and barbecue stand
Ed and C om pany and
Honeybee’s, Suga’s House
gumbo is a new part of a
delicious repertoire of dishes
by cook and owner Sherelle
Littleton. Hungry custom­
ers enjoy bowls of the Loui­
sianan dish, plus fried
chicken, pork ribs, catfish
and a classic meal of chili
cheese Fritos. She saves her
turkey dressing and chitlins
for weekend specialties.
Littleton took over man­
agement at the 20-year-old
building, which was once a
stop for Lu-Z-Ana Ed's hot
tamales. She’s worked at
the restaurant as an em­
ployee since 1997, and
bought the property in April
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Shauna Jones prepares a catered lunch tray at Suga’s House o f Catfish and Ribs Too.
photo by I saiah
B ouie /T he P ortland O bserver
Native American Entrepreneurs Walk in Two Worlds
ference by the Native Am eri­
can B u sin ess N etw ork is
show Nov. 1-2 at the Red "Keeping Our Balance W alk­
Lion Hotel on the River at ing in Two Worlds." Topics
Jantzen Beach in north Port­ include: How do you say “busi­
land.
ness friendly" in your native
The theme of the 5th An­ language? When should the
nual Trading at the RiverCon- tribe "Let the Private Sector
Conference, trade show coming
Native American entrepre­
neurs, small business owners,
tribal leaders and others inter­
ested in Native American busi­
ness development will gather
for a conference and trade
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Keynote speakers include
Mike Myers, president and
c h ie f ex ecu tiv e o fficer of
Network for Native Futures;
Bill Largent, office of Native
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S m all
B u sin e ss
A dm inistration's Tribal Self-
A ssessm ent Initiative; and
Jamie Pinkham , W atershed
Division manager for the C o­
Fed
lumbia River Intertribal Fish
Commission.
Myers of the Seneca Na­
tion has more than 30 years
experience working with a
wide variety of Indigenous
d evelopm ent p ro jects that
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Bay Indian C o m m u n ity
(Ojibw a) and has spent 28
years leading and managing
small businesses, including na­
tionally franchised organiza­
tions.
Pinkham of the Nez Perce
Tribe and has spent over 12
years working for his tribe
where he was twice elected
to tribal council and oversaw
the tribe's natural resource pro­
grams. He is recognized as a
leading advocate o f wildlife
and wilderness protection.
A trade show hosted by the
O reg o n N ativ e A m erican
Cham ber of Commerce will
run concurrent to the confer­
ence and is free. The public is
invited and encouraged to
come meet and support local
native businesses.
The Native American Busi­
ness Network, was (bunded in
19 9 1 as a non-profit organization
by fourOregon Tribes to increase
the number and success of pri­
vate businesses owned by Native
Americans with the vision of a
healthy economy for the Pacific
Northwest Native American
community.
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the g r o u p 's w e b site at
onaben.org.
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