Bowman Performance Consulting

10/22/2026

Land return is a powerful reparative giving strategy that heals both people and land.

The new Land As Medicine guide is an incredible resource for institutions and funders ready to get started. It explores how land return touches everything from health and youth development to cultural reclamation and food security.

Be curious and courageous. Explore the guide today.

We connect head and heart to change how money moves, use storytelling to shift perspectives, and fund solutions rooted in repair.

10/21/2026

How do federal privacy policies impact the visibility of Native Nations?

The U.S. Census Bureau has updated its disclosure avoidance policy, shifting how data is protected for small geographic areas and specific population groups. For researchers and evaluators tracking federal data governance and statistical accuracy, this change carries massive implications for Indigenous data sovereignty and equitable resource allocation.

🔗 Read the policy breakdown: https://buff.ly/90z3P75

10/20/2026

ICYMI, there's been a massive win for Indigenous Data Sovereignty! 📊🦅

Arizona (ADHS) has adopted a first-of-its-kind policy, formalizing a sovereign-to-sovereign relationship for Tribal health data governance. This is a powerful blueprint for ethical, culturally informed data stewardship and self-determination.

🔗 Read the policy details here: https://buff.ly/zpGdZxG

ADHS and Tribal Nations Advance Indigenous Data Sovereignty Policy July 15, 2026 ADHS Image FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 15, 2026MEDIA CONTACT: JP MartinMOBILE: 480-521-4043EMAIL: [email protected] – The Arizona Department of Health Services adopted what is believed to be the first of its kind ...

10/19/2026

Attention Class of 2027! 🎓🦅

Graduating students and families should start preparing now to ensure you can wear your eagle feathers and traditional regalia during commencement.

The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) has a comprehensive guide to help you navigate school dress codes, request religious accommodations, and advocate for your rights.

🔗 Access the guide here:

NARF has developed two flyers to assist students and families who want to wear eagle feathers at their graduation ceremonies.

10/16/2026

Today is National Bosses Day, which gives us a great opportunity to rethink traditional corporate hierarchies and what it truly means to lead.

Genuine leadership is not about top-down authority, but about relational accountability, community care, and responsibility to the next seven generations.

We highly recommend exploring this fantastic resource from the Buder Center for American Indian Studies Research focused on leadership from an Indigenous Lens. This framework offers a practical blueprint for shifting away from extractive management styles and toward practices grounded in reciprocity and collective well-being.

🔗 Explore the resource here to build more resilient and equitable teams: https://buff.ly/AmJAS9B

10/16/2026

Happy Work Anniversary to BPC's Alison Bowman! She is our behind-the-scenes Asana extraordinaire and social media manager! Anushiik for all that you do! Cheers to another great year! 🥳

10/16/2026

Ready to embed equity right into the heart of your data work?

We highly recommend these two upcoming courses from We All Count:

✨ October 26-30, 2026 | Advancing the Data Equity Framework: Navigate thorny trade-offs, political constraints, and ambiguous datasets.
✨ December 3 & 10, 2026 | Foundations of Data Equity: Learn their 7-step framework for repeatable, accurate, and equitable data design.

🔗 Explore the courses here:

Courses Build data practices that are trustworthy, transparent, and future-ready. Most organizations already know something in their data ecosystem is… off. The dashboard no one trusts. The survey that seemed like a good idea at the time. The metric that refuses to behave. Our courses don’t prom...

10/15/2026

Our time on the road continues, what a phenomenal few days at !

Together, we explored what cultural responsiveness must become and tackled the deep tensions between acceleration and disruption.

Thank you to the organizers and to every evaluator who shared their deep work with us. We are leaving feeling energized and ready for the horizon ahead!

If you have additional pictures you want to share, please share them with us in the comments. 📸

10/14/2026

We have been back on the road in the last month and our hearts are so full!

There is nothing quite like being in community, especially when we get to spend time with our longtime partners and friends at the College of Menominee Nation (CMN).

We had a wonderful time sharing our work on the NEXTGEN Project, exchanging ideas, and simply enjoying each other's company.

Take a look at a few snapshots from our time at the 2026 Seven Generations Inter-Tribal Leadership Summit below. 📸✨

10/12/2026

Happy birthday to our exquisite editor, Dr. Betsy Barnum! 🥳

Beyond being a critical scholar, Betsy is a deeply trusted relative to all of us at BPC. She brings an unmatched sense of culture, equity, and justice not just to our writing, but to the way she interacts with our team every single day. We are infinitely stronger because of her.

Help us celebrate "our Betsy" today by dropping a birthday wish in the comments below! ❤️