Brandi Liberty is the owner and CEO of The Luak Group, the holding company of Ugisa Tribal Consultants LLC, and provides tribal consulting services for Tribes and Tribal entities. With over 14 years of experience and over $50.1 million in federal and state level grant awards working in Indian Country her specialties include: Business Development, Indian Housing / NAHASDA, Grant Writing, Grants Man
agement, Tribal Housing Human Resources, Technical Assistance/Training, Economic Development, Policy Development, Compliance, and Strategic Planning. She has served as a training and technical assistance provider for over eight years, providing subject matter expertise to multiple organizations that are funded by federal agencies and programs such as Housing and Urban Development, Department of Interior, Department of Justice, Department of Energy, Department of Commerce, Department of Treasury, and others. Liberty was the keynote speaker for the "Healing the Circle in Our Tribal Communities Symposium" hosted by the Seminole Tribe of Florida in 2019 and a presenter for the "Families are Sacred Summit" hosted by the Cherokee Nation in 2023. She has been interviewed by High Country News about harassment in the BIA and by the Associated Press on the confirmation of Deb Haaland to the Department of Interior. Liberty is a monthly columnist for Verite News in New Orleans, LA, addressing indigenous culture, issues, and events for the Tribes located in the state. Liberty graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a BA in History. She holds a master’s degree from the Center of Indigenous Nations Studies at the University of Kansas, where her focus was Tribal Human Resources. She resides in New Orleans with her two children.
