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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...

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 committed to building stronger, more resilient Tribal Nations. Across Indian Country, many Tribes...

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...

Strengthening the Roots of Governance: Modern Bylaws for a Stronger Tomorrow

For many Tribal Nations, the foundational documents that govern day-to-day decision-making—bylaws—were written in an entirely different era. Some were drafted in the 1930s and 1940s during the early implementation of the Indian Reorganization Act. Others were written...

Paddling Together: How Tribal Leadership Collaboration is Strengthening Native Economics in 2025

In Native cultures across North America, the canoe has long symbolized more than transportation. It represents journey, unity, and collective purpose. Today, as economic tides shift unpredictably in 2025, Tribal Nations are once again paddling together, uniting...

Paddling Together: How Tribal Leadership Collaboration is Strengthening Native Economics in 2025

by The Blue Stone Team

In Native cultures across North America, the canoe has long symbolized more than transportation. It represents journey, unity, and collective purpose. Today, as economic tides shift unpredictably in 2025, Tribal Nations are once again paddling together, uniting...