NDN Development Group is a Native-led, community-accountable intermediary supporting Tribal Nations to design, fund, and launch workforce and economic development initiatives that protect sovereignty and deliver measurable outcomes.
In the near term, our focus is on building pilots that can expedite enterprise creation and then scaling those to serve all of Indian Country.
NDN Development Group designs workforce training programs, funding strategies, and partnerships that respect tribal sovereignty and advance equitable systems change.
Pre-apprenticeship, industry certifications, and skilled trades pathways designed with tribal partners and union allies.
Explore Pilot Pathways →We stack federal grants, philanthropy, and earned revenue to make programs sustainable and scale what works.
Learn More →Technical assistance, partnership brokering, and tools to help tribal workforce offices and Indigenous-led organizations grow their impact.
Learn More →We are Native-led and community-accountable. Every program we design centers the self-determination of tribal nations and the power of workers.
Programs and partnerships must respect and strengthen tribal authority, not undermine it.
We believe in unions, living wages, and pathways to ownership. Economic development should lift workers.
NDN serves as the brain and backbone between Tribal Nations and the external ecosystem of training providers, employers, unions, technical firms, and funders. Decision-rights stay with the Nation. Our job is to reduce friction, protect sovereignty, and move initiatives from vision to execution.
Telecom & Tech Training
Training delivery, curriculum, certifications, and learner support. Built to deliver in flexible environments and connect learning to real pathways.
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Employer-connected field pathways and supervised work-based learning structures where appropriate. Translates training into real-world practice.
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Cultural grounding, community engagement, recruitment support, and narrative development that keeps tribal sovereignty and dignity centered.
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Community-based collaboration supporting outreach, wraparound supports, and place-based program delivery.
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Tribal Nations
Job Placement
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