What Drives Us?
Our Vision:
To help people across tribal communities easily share knowledge and skills to solve
challenges and create opportunities together.
Our Mission
Our Values:
Featured Instructors
Başla Andolsun
Specialty Areas
Curriculum design and development, instructional technology
Experience
Başla has been working in the field of tribal training since 2010, when she started her career as a Curriculum Development Specialist, and then Curriculum and Instruction Manager, for Falmouth Institute, leaving in 2019 and later founding ndgenius. She has overseen the development and implementation of dozens of courses tailored for the needs of tribal governments and enterprises in the fields of governance, HR, finance, management, and more. She holds a BS and MS in Sociology, and master's certificates in Instructional Systems Development and Instructional Technology. She is of Turkish and mixed European descent, and lives in Arlington, VA, with her family. In her free time she enjoys playing bass in the band Beauty Pill, hiking, and visiting national parks.
Jesse Grey Eagle
Specialty Areas
Data Analysis, Indigenous Data Sovereignty
Experience
Jesse brings over a decade of analytical expertise, having worked with leading financial institutions like Wells Fargo and Citibank. In addition to his achievements in finance, Jesse serves as a board member for Native Hoop magazine. His involvement extends to significant work with tribal nations, leading initiatives centered on data sovereignty and promoting economic progress through data-driven strategies.
As the founder and CEO of Native Analytics, Jesse is at the vanguard of integrating data analytics and artificial intelligence with the needs and aspirations of tribal communities. His leadership is marked by a dedication to leveraging data-driven approaches to foster community advancement and ensure a sustainable, prosperous future for tribal nations.
As the founder and CEO of Native Analytics, Jesse is at the vanguard of integrating data analytics and artificial intelligence with the needs and aspirations of tribal communities. His leadership is marked by a dedication to leveraging data-driven approaches to foster community advancement and ensure a sustainable, prosperous future for tribal nations.
Matthew Yazzie
(Navajo)
Specialty Areas
Artificial Intelligence Governance, Diversity & Inclusion, Sexual Harassment Prevention, Bullying Prevention
Experience
Matthew is an organizational and behavioral scientist focusing on workplace trauma, discrimination, and harassment with over eighteen years of diversity, equity and inclusion experience in tech. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer of a financial technology artificial intelligence company who developed, evaluated, and implemented performance metrics for all daily business, people, and facility operations, as well as serving on Google's Ethics Board and as an Advisor to Spot, a company creating AI reporting tools that makes it safer for employees to speak up on issues of harassment and discrimination.
Stephanie Zehren
Specialty Areas
Water rights and natural resources, tribal court development, and P.L. 93-638 (especially Section 105(l) leasing, Medicare billing, spending plans, and leveraging the Healthy People Initiative for spending on upstream health issues like housing, community assistance, food & nutrition, and elder services)
Experience
Stephanie joined Daniel W. Hester to form the law firm of Hester & Zehren in 2007, which is solely devoted to the practice of Indian law. Ms. Zehren represents Indian tribes and Indian organizations primarily in the areas of protection and enhancement of water rights and tribal natural resources, tribal court development, and leveraging the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, especially in regard to health care issues. She also represents clients on a myriad of employment and tribal sovereignty matters, and has been involved in cases involving the Indian Child Welfare Act, tribal economic development, and Native American prisoners’ religious rights. Stephanie is admitted to practice law in the State of Colorado and in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.