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Balancing Equity in Tribal Workforces: Pay Compression Challenges & Solutions, by Alicia Finley, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, THRP, TMP

Pay compression is a growing issue across many organizations, including Tribal governments, enterprises, and healthcare systems. It occurs when the pay differences between employees become too narrow regardless of differences in skills, tenure, or responsibilities....

Clear Roles, Stronger Economies: How Ethics Codes Support Tribal Business Success

by The Blue Stone Team

In Tribal Nations across the United States, economic development is a vehicle for sovereignty, self-reliance, and future prosperity. However, when business operations become entangled with political dynamics, what begins as a strategy for growth can quickly...

NNAHRA 2025 Annual Conference: Join Blue Stone Strategy Partners

by The Blue Stone Team

We’re proud to announce that Blue Stone Strategy Partners will be attending the 2025 NNAHRA Annual Conference, the leading forum for Tribal Human Resources professionals...

From Policy to Practice: Advancing PRC Systems to Meet Tribal Needs | From the Desk of Eric Metcalf

For many Tribal Nations, Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) plays a critical role in ensuring access to specialty and emergent services that fall outside the scope of tribally operated health clinics. While PRC is a federally funded program, its success depends heavily on...

Reclaiming the Wheel: Tribal Strategies to Reduce Long-Term Grant Dependency

"Uncertainty creates uneasiness. Employees don’t know what’s going to happen, families don’t know their financial security. We need to ensure we are prepared and exercising sovereignty in a way that makes us independent of federal uncertainty." - Susan Masten For...

Reclaiming the Wheel: Tribal Strategies to Reduce Long-Term Grant Dependency

by Jameson Savage

"Uncertainty creates uneasiness. Employees don’t know what’s going to happen, families don’t know their financial security. We need to ensure we are prepared and exercising sovereignty in a way that makes us independent of federal uncertainty." - Susan Masten For...