Tempe, AZ – 23 June 2025 — aLocal.ai, a Native-owned AI-powered analytics platform and the most awarded AI market and net economic impact analytics software since 2023, is proud to announce its partnership with the Tribal Leadership Council. This partnership will provide a reciprocal relationship where aLocal.ai will provide 10% of all software sales to Tribal Leadership Council from conference attendees who subscribe to aLocal.ai for market, economic, financial, and housing analytics.
“We are well positioned to support Native nations and their economic entities to understand market demand, revenue estimates, economic impact, housing, and financial forecasting to build a strong economy. Our partnership with Tribal Leadership Council solidifies our business strategy to partner with other organizations who are making positive economic change,” said aLocal.aiPresident Eric S. Trevan, Ph.D. who is also a Native citizen of Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band Pottawatomi.
aLocal prioritizes data sovereignty, data equity, and data diplomacy and is the only economic development analytics software that is also tailored to native nations. aLocal.ai understands the critical role of data sovereignty in overcoming the challenges on reservation lands and enhancing the strengths of Tribes.
Tribal Leadership Council President Justin Barrett, a Native citizen of Eastern Shawnee, said “I’m excited to partner with aLocal because their commitment to equity. Our collaboration goes beyond sales and visibility—it supports our mission and advances economic sovereignty for Native nations through meaningful, values-aligned operating support.”
For the first time, an AI market and economic analytics software is using reservations and Native nation boundaries to forecast economic opportunity. aLocal.ai’s platform helps Tribes identify opportunities based on accurate, community-level analytics to understand revenue potential and economic impact, inform housing strategy, support funding applications, and drive development aligned with community goals.
To learn more or schedule a demonstration, visit www.alocal.ai or contact info@alocal.ai.
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Tribal Leadership Council Background
The Tribal Leadership Council is a board-governed not-for-profit organization that proudly supports tribal leaders and executives with continuing education and provides tools to better their organizations.
Our primary focus is empowering leadership and promoting economic growth and prosperity for tribal communities. By leveraging our experience and deep understanding of the challenges that tribal leaders and executives face, we aim to be a trusted partner. We are passionate about creating sustainable leadership and solutions that benefit our communities.
This organization was formed in 2023 after a conversation amongst two tribal leaders which led to wanting to provide a solution for the younger generation of tribal leadership to help them understand their roles and responsibilities to their communities. This message was then shared with other tribal leaders who now make up the Board of Directors with the goal of creating sustainable leadership.
aLocal.ai Background
aLocal.ai is a Native-owned AI market and economic analytics platform founded in 2019 to make high-quality economic data accessible, equitable, and actionable for all stakeholders. Designed to reduce the barriers of cost and complexity in economic forecasting, aLocal.ai empowers decision-makers with tools grounded in Data Equity, Data Sovereignty, and Data Diplomacy.
Our award-winning platform delivers real-time, AI-driven insights into net economic impact (netEI), market demand, revenue forecasting, housing needs (including affordable housing), employment, fiscal metrics, and more. By integrating modified input/output algorithms and combining economic, financial, and community data, aLocal.ai serves as an analytics clearinghouse that supports inclusive and data-informed planning.
Recognized for excellence in economic development, aLocal.ai has received multiple awards in recent years, including the IEDC Gold Award for Multi-Year Collaborative Economic Development (2024), APA Donald C. Hunter Award for Excellence in Economic Development (2024), American Indian Business of the Year by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (2025), and was named Minority Emerging Technologies and Industries Firm of the Year (2024) by the US Department of Commerce.
aLocal.ai works with governments, Native nations, economic development organizations, private firms, and research institutions. Our solutions are applied across strategic planning, feasibility studies, land use, policy design, and finance.
Though headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, our nationwide team brings global experience and a strong track record in regional contexts, including significant work across the Midwest and extensive experience working with Tribes.
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