Jo Ann Kauffman Announces Retirement From KAI

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 1, 2026Press Contact:Shoshanna JohnsonShoshanna.johnson@kauffmaninc.com The founder of Kauffman and Associates, Inc., transformed a one-woman operation into a nationally recognized Native-owned consulting firm. SPOKANE, Wash. – After 36 years, Jo Ann Kauffman (Nez Perce), founder and president of Kauffman and Associates, Inc. (KAI), has retired. Since founding KAI in 1990, Kauffman … Read Now

We are Star People: Resiliency Through Stories

By Dolores Subia BigFoot, PhD  Each of the 574 federally recognized tribes have their own unique stories, histories, teachings, and understandings. Unfortunately, there is a shared history of colonization and displacement resulting in many—or total—disruptions of our stories, teachings, and understandings of who we are, where we come from, and where we are going. Now, … Read Now