HANNAHVILLE · DELTA & MENOMINEE COUNTIES, MICHIGAN
News and know-how, woven for Native-owned business
A free community magazine and a business consultancy, run as one platform — so the grant deadline you read about on Monday is the same expertise that helps you meet it.
FOR READERS
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Tribal news, grant deadlines, business spotlights and cultural features — free, and built to keep you ahead of the next filing date.
FOR BUSINESS OWNERS
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Done-for-you strategy and grant-ready positioning for Native-owned business, starting at $500/month.
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Estimated funding tribal entrepreneurs miss each year to deadlines they never saw coming. The magazine exists to close that gap — one grant calendar, one spotlight, one checklist at a time.
From the Magazine
A living, web-based publication for the Hannahville Indian Community and surrounding tribal populations — free to read, always.
GOVERNANCE
Policy Enforcement
Three decades of trying to enforce tribal ordinances that actually put members first.
FOUNDER’S NOTE
Investment Pays Off
A personal reflection on what it means to invest a decade in someone, not something.
GOVERNANCE
The Agency Problem
How legal defensibility has reshaped tribal employment and governance over time.
COMMUNITY
What is “Marking”?
How a single label can quietly reshape someone’s standing within the community.
MEMOIR
Premium / Annotated Edition
The $29.99 annotated edition, with footnotes, commentary, and case studies for tribal leaders and researchers.
Consulting Built for Grant-Ready Growth
Specialized business consulting for tribal entrepreneurs and corporate partners navigating Indian Country commerce — sovereign commerce strategy, enterprise spotlights, and partnership development.
$500/mo
Basic Tier
- 1 monthly 60-minute strategy call
- Email support (up to 2 hrs/month)
- Monthly progress briefing
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$1,000/mo
Standard Tier
- Bi-weekly strategy sessions
- Priority communication (up to 4 hrs/month)
- Document & proposal review
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$2,500/mo
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- Board & committee advisory
- Deep-dive quarterly audits
- Dedicated project oversight
Prefer pay-as-you-go? Ad-hoc sessions are available at $60/hour with no monthly commitment.
“Decades of tribal governance taught me that infrastructure and story-telling are the same job — you build the water tower and you make sure people know it’s there.”
LEROY WANDAHSEGA II
Founder — Potawatomi Life
$5M+
Federal & state grants managed
85+
Housing units scaled from 10
23yr
Tribal governance & hospitality
FREE RESOURCE
The Tribal Enterprise Digital Audit Checklist
Twelve checks a grant reviewer actually looks for — website, socials, and email — with plain-language fixes for each one. Takes about ten minutes.
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Potawatomi Life · Delta & Menominee Counties, MI · potawatomilife@gmail.com