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Airbnb might be good if you’re traveling to Eugene or New Orleans, but you’ll have to work a little harder to find an alternative room for the night on tribal land. Your hard work will be rewarded. Navajo-owned Shash Diné Eco-Retreat south of Page, Ariz. serves a traditional mutton dinner before a night of “glamping” in spacious tents or a restored sheepherder wagon. The historic Requa Inn on the Yurok reservation offers access to the Pacific Ocean as well as California redwood forests. Guests dine family style on steelhead and local organic greens. We’ll explore a few unique places to stay in Native America that are also adding economic development opportunities.
Guests:
Baya Mehan (Navajo) – owner of the Shash Diné Eco Retreat
Jan Wortman (Yurok) – owner of the Requa Inn
Waziyatawin (Dakota) – executive director of the Dakota nonprofit Makoce Ikikcupi
Break 1 music: Place I Call Home (song) Native Roots (artist) A Place I Call Home (album)
Break 2 music: Land Back Ft. Boogey The Beat & Chippewa Travellers (single) A Tribe Called Red (artist)
