Impact Report
Foundation
In 2025, we worked alongside leaders, organizers, and community members across Indian Country to strengthen governance, grow relationships, and support community-led action. Our 2025 Impact Report reflects what’s possible when communities lead.
Cultivating A Rebuilding Movement
We’re working to cultivate a Native nation rebuilding movement so that all Indigenous people can thrive on their own terms.
In 2025, the Leadership Development program supported cohorts 13 and 14 of the Native Nation Rebuilders Program, working with 22 changemakers from 11 Native nations in 4 states.
Rebuilders continued their leadership journeys with action plans grounded in community priorities. NGC also offered Rebuilders mini-grants to support their action plan work. The Leadership Development program team participated in community events such as powwows and Indigenous-led conferences.
Our Tribal Governance Support (TGS) program engages elected Tribal leaders, administrators, and citizens in strengthening their governance systems through educational opportunities, technical assistance, and resources. TGS uses the Native nation rebuilding philosophy to empower leaders and citizens to create change that will impact the next seven generations and beyond.
In 2025, we held 2 Indigenous Leaders in Governance workshop series, produced 5 tribal support projects customized to each nation, and acted as moderators for 5 tribal election candidate forums at no cost to the nations.
The Tribal Finance program is a two-year, cohort-based experience that includes assessments, training, resources, and mentorship.
In 2025, our Tribal Finance program launched its second cohort with 4 Native nations. The team hosted a total of 8 convenings, both in-person and virtual, including a monthly CFO roundtables and Coffee Connection gathering. We brought representatives from each of the three teams to the annual RES Conference in Las Vegas for professional development and networking.
Native Governance Center’s Community Engagement (CE) program brings accessible, educational content related to our mission to the broader community. Awareness is the first step toward action; we educate the community with the goal of seeing increased respect for Tribal sovereignty and better outcomes for Native people. An informed public is more likely to advocate for and support Native nations’ goals.
In 2025, we facilitated 13 sessions with 10 external partners, and provided customized engagement work with national institutions. We produced 6 webinar series that hosted over 400 attendees and developed 4 new digital resources available to the public.
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