The Great Lakes Tribal Economic Summit will cover Native finance, housing development, healthcare, energy and tribal taxation, along with practical tools like Section 105(l) leasing and real-world examples. It’s designed for tribal leaders and enterprise executives, as well as the bankers, attorneys, policymakers and partners working alongside them.

It’ll also include sessions on data centers, AI, workforce development and drones — focused on how these sectors are emerging in tribal communities. Policy updates will track what’s happening in Washington — across federal agencies and Congress — and what it means for tribal economies, projects and decision-making.

The goal is straightforward: give tribal leaders and partners clear, usable information they can act on — and create space to interact directly with the people leading change across the tribal economy.