Great ideas should be shared.

ndgenius connects and supports changemakers across tribal nations to share knowledge, learn together, and build solutions that strengthen tribal communities for seven generations. 

Our Mission:

We connect and support tribal nations and their people around ideas that build prosperity for 7 generations.

Our Vision:

Thriving, interconnected tribal nations.

Our Values and Beliefs:

We're built on the following values and beliefs:
• Community First: When tribal communities join together, they can solve any challenge and create powerful opportunities. We build learning systems where everyone's knowledge strengthens the whole.
• Safety and Respect: We believe lasting growth begins with a foundation of safety and respect. Our spaces are designed so people can speak openly, ask questions without fear, and learn from both successes and mistakes. 
• Systems-Thinking: We look beyond quick fixes to understand the systems shaping our outcomes.
• Seventh Generation Perspective: Every decision we make honors the generations who came before us and serves those yet to come.
• Reciprocity: What we give comes back to strengthen us all. By sharing our diverse knowledge and skills, we create cycles of mutual benefit where everyone rises together.
• Meaning and Fulfillment: What we do is meaningful, and we enjoy our work. We are committed to creating a positive, supportive, and engaging environment for our team and our members.

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Our leadership

Meet our core team

Patrick Anderson (Tlingit) and Basla Andolsun (Turkish, mixed European) co-founded ndgenius to create a collaborative, culturally grounded learning model that advances Indigenous futures. In addition to his work as parliamentarian for NCAI, Patrick is a seasoned tribal executive, attorney, and instructor whose decades of leadership span health, corporate governance, and justice systems—including roles as CEO of regional Native organizations, Tribal Health Director, and board member for Sealaska Corporation and the Alaska Native Justice Center. Basla is an instructional systems designer with a background in sociology (BS, MS) who has been working with tribal nations since 2010. Together, they blend Indigenous pedagogy with learning technology to foster meaningful connection, peer mentorship, and practical problem-solving across tribal communities. Founded by Basla in 2019, put on hold during the pandemic, and re-emerging/restructuring in 2024, ndgenius is currently working on becoming a Native-owned business. To connect with Patrick or Başla or to read more about their professional backgrounds, visit them on LinkedIn. 
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