Specific, opinionated, and shaped by years of shipping production systems — including a decade inside Indigenous tourism technology. No "10 ways AI will change everything" bait. Practical reads only.
May 16, 2026
Tribal Business News just covered the early wave of AI adoption across tribal governments and enterprises. The takeaways line up with what we've been building for years. But there's one piece they underplayed — the part that decides whether any of this actually sticks.
May 11, 2026
There's a moment in every organization's life where someone says 'we need a technology lead.' For most indigenous-serving organizations, that moment is real but the response — hiring full-time — is wrong. Here's the case for fractional, with the math.
May 10, 2026
Most AI tools share everything they see by default. For tribal organizations, that causes real harm. Here's how we keep cultural information, ceremonial photos, and member records out of places they shouldn't be.
May 10, 2026
Most worries about AI cost are about the wrong number. Building it costs real money. But running it costs almost nothing. Once it's set up, you're trading a few cents a week for a few hours of staff time. Here's the math.
May 9, 2026
We pulled the latest snapshot of every listing on destinationnativeamerica.com — 567 listings across 126 tribes — and three patterns surfaced that are easy AI fixes nobody's making yet.
May 9, 2026
Eight questions a tribal council, board of directors, or executive committee should ask before approving any AI engagement — vendor or in-house. Designed to be printed and brought into the meeting.
May 8, 2026
You don't need a six-figure consulting engagement to start. Five thousand dollars and four weeks gets a mid-size tribe a working AI tool the staff actually uses — built around a problem you already feel every Monday morning.
May 8, 2026
We get asked what an AI-powered weekly brief actually contains. Here's the structure we designed for AIT — section by section, with the why behind each.
May 8, 2026
Tribal casinos already have the software they need — for the hotel, the floor, the cash registers, the marketing. The bottleneck isn't more software, it's the work of connecting all of those pieces together. AI fits there better than another new hire.
May 7, 2026
Most organizations we sit with don't need AI. They need to delete a couple of meetings and turn on a feature in software they already pay for. Here's how to tell whether you're in the small group that genuinely benefits.
May 7, 2026
Specific, low-cost AI moves for tribes and indigenous-owned tourism businesses with a public listing. Drawn from a decade of building destinationnativeamerica.com.