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➽The 25 to Watch
This roster of 25 Native STEM Enterprises is not intended to be a de nitive list. Instead, it is meant to be representative of the variety of organizations large and small that are making Indian Country an increasingly interesting place to be for STEM professionals. Enterprises on the list, ordered alphabetically, were chosen based on broad criteria, such as workforce and business development, philanthropy, support of education, STEM knowledge, and overall corporate values. In addition, we are taking a closer look at some representative organizations among the 25 and people behind them who are helping to build the future for Indigenous STEM professionals.
Ak-Chin Farms Enterprises
Maricopa, Ariz. FIELD: Agriculture
Choctaw Defense Services
Midwest City, Okla.
FIELD: Base operation support
Kiva Technologies Group
Albuquerque, N.M.
FIELD: Wireless networking
Seneca Holdings
Salamanca, N.Y.
FIELD: Investment management
TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Ak-Chin Indian Community
➽ ak-chin.nsn.us
Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program Anchorage, Alaska
FIELD: Educational support for Alaska Natives
TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Alaska Native
➽ ansep.net
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
Barrow, Alaska
FIELD: Resource management, energy, and construction TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Alaska Native
services
TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
➽ choctawdefenseservices.com
First American Design Studio
Lake Elmo, Minn.
FIELD: Architecture and related services
TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
➽ rstamericandesignstudio.com
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Tribal Library
Fort McDowell, Ariz.
FIELD: STEM resource lab and lifelong learning opportunities TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Zuni Pueblo ➽ kivatechgroup.com
Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation
New Town, N.D.
FIELD: Educational support for STEM students
➽ mhanation.com Oneida Indian Nation
Oneida, N.Y.
FIELD: Diversi ed business enterprises
➽ oneidaindiannation.com
Osage Nation
Pawhuska, Okla.
FIELD: Educational support for STEM students
➽ osagenation-nsn.gov
Prairie Band Propane
Mayetta, Kan.
FIELD: Heating energy
TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
➽ prairiebandllc.com
Saddleback Communications Scottsdale, Ariz.
FIELD: Communications technology
TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
➽ saddlebackcomm.com
Seminole Tribe of Florida
Hollywood, Fla.
FIELD: Educational support for STEM students
➽ semtribe.com
TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Seneca Nation of Indians
➽ senecaholdings.com
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
El Cajon, Calif.
FIELD: Educational support for STEM students
➽ sycuantribe.com
Turtle Island Communications Brooklyn Park, Minn. FIELD: Broadband services TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Turtle Mountain Chippewa and Pueblo of Zuni
➽ turtleislandcom.com
Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
Alpine, Calif.
FIELD: Educational support for STEM students
➽ asrc.com
Blue Earth Services &
➽ ftmcdowelltriballibrary.org Fort Mojave
Technology LLC
Telecommunications
Coos Bay, Ore.
FIELD: Surveillance, voice, and data networks
TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians
➽ ctclusi.org
Cherokee Nation Industries
Tulsa, Okla.
FIELD: Aerospace/defense manufacturing and facilities solutions
TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Cherokee Nation
➽ cherokee-corp.com
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Eagle Butte, S.D.
FIELD: Educational support for STEM students
➽ sioux.org
Mojave Valley, Ariz.
FIELD: Broadband and telecommunications services TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
➽ ftmojave.com
High Water Mark
Bernalillo, N.M.
FIELD: Environmental consulting TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Cochiti and San Felipe Pueblo
➽ high-watermark.com
Ho-Chunk Inc.
Winnebago, Neb.
FIELD: IT products and services, supply chain
TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
➽ hochunkinc.com
➽ viejasbandofkumeyaay.org Wichita Tribal
aises.org
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Enterprises LLC
Houston, Texas
FIELD: Administrative services TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Wichita and Af liated Tribes
➽ wichita-tribe.com
Yurok Economic Development Corporation Klamath, Calif.
FIELD: Gaming
TRIBAL AFFILIATION: Yurok Tribe ➽ yuroktribe.org