Project Objectives
- Deliver a modern, culturally respectful digital presence for a federally recognized tribal nation
- Unify health, social, cultural, and administrative program information in one place
- Serve members dispersed across a 15-county area in Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota
- Extend access through native iOS and Android mobile applications
- Meet Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility requirements for a .gov site
- Give tribal staff an easy-to-use CMS for news, events, and document updates
Challenges Addressed
A tribal government without a reservation has to reach members spread across three states, while presenting dozens of departments and programs without burying the services people actually need.
- No reservation footprint: members spread across a 15-county Service Delivery Area in three states
- Dozens of departments and programs to organize without overwhelming visitors
- Cultural content, including oral traditions and historic preservation, requiring respectful presentation
- Accessibility and security expectations that come with a .gov domain
- Limited internal IT staff to maintain content across web and mobile
- Rural connectivity, making lightweight pages and offline-friendly mobile access essential
