Ben Jacobs, a member of the Osage Nation, is co-founder of Tocabe: An American Indian Eatery which opened in 2008 and Tocabe Indigenous Marketplace that launched in 2021. Tocabe Indigenous Marketplace is designed to advance the Native and Indigenous food system while supporting the development of a culturally specific supply chain. The marketplace is a multifaceted concept supporting both the Native food system while generating a cyclical economic driver for tribal communities progressing economic development.