Category Archives: Community

“It’s critical tribes can self-determine their economic futures through the SBA 8(a) Program,” said Heath Rist, CEO of All Native Group. Read how federal contracting is helping the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s community-wide approach to improving lives.

WINNEBAGO, Neb., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — A new study on American Indian economic and social change describes a growing middle class on the rural Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska, despite Great Plains tribes being among poorest in the nation. The Winnebago Tribe’s progress also eclipses the middle classes of Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota, largely because of the Tribe’s self-determined economic development…

Colorado Springs office named ‘Best Workplace’ Second Year in a Row

We are proud to announce that All Native Group’s Colorado Springs office was named by the Colorado Springs Gazette a “Best Workplace” for the second year in a row. Our employees were surveyed by an independent firm to assess effective corporate leadership, employee engagement, and customer retention. Additionally, All Native Group was recognized as an…

Colorado Springs office named ‘Best Workplace’

We are proud to announce that our Colorado Springs office has been named a “Best Workplace” through a poll by the Colorado Springs Gazette.   All Native Group was recognized at an awards ceremony on December 1. Janet Simmons, Vice President of Operations, spoke on behalf of the company   Work with us today! We…

All Native Group celebrates Winnebago Community

All Native Group’s connection to Winnebago is key. We maintain government contracts all over the world, and it’s because our mission is to improve life and create economic opportunity for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Our parent company Ho-Chunk, Inc. held a community appreciation event this week for everyone in Winnebago, and we had a…

Employee Donation Program: Tribe’s Language and Culture Revitalization

All Native Group employees may be spread across the globe, but their impact to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is direct. This is due to their high participation rate in the Ho-Chunk Way Employee Donation Program, which is a voluntary employee donation program that helps employees live the company’s mission by making a direct and…

Winnebago Free Library

Take a book, return a book. That’s the idea behind the new free library in Winnebago, NE. Each year, All Native Group’s parent company Ho-Chunk, Inc. works with college interns to help on meaningful community projects. The little library is an ongoing intern project to increase book access and promote reading. “It warms my heart…

Winnebago Basketball Fan Appreciation Night 2021

Go Big Blue! Huge thanks for everyone who joined us for Fan Appreciation Night at Winnebago Public School. Basketball fans got a free hot dog and swag from during the match-up between Winnebago and Omaha Nation. All Native Group and our parent company Ho-Chunk, Inc. are active partners in the Winnebago community. This is one…

Interior Department Announces the Deputy Solicitor for Indian Affairs on Biden-Harris Leadership Team

Please join us to congratulate Ann Marie Bledsoe Downes! She is joining the Biden Administration as the Deputy Solicitor for Indian Affairs. Ann Marie is an enrolled member of the Winnebago Tribe and has been Ho-Chunk, Inc.’s Executive Vice President of Community Impact and Engagement for the past 4 years. All Native Group is a…

HCCDC’s Top 10 Milestones Over 20 Years

  Founded 20 years ago, the Ho-Chunk Community Development Corporation has been an invaluable nonprofit partner in Winnebago. HCCDC serves as a centralized resource in our tribal community for strategic planning, project administration and pursuing funding opportunities to enhance community initiatives related to youth, education, housing, elders and more. The nonprofit gives us another way…