Stewarding Healthcare Sovereignty

Institutional purpose

An institution built for long-term stewardship

TRIBAL NATIONS HEALTH exists to restore trust, accountability, and sovereignty in healthcare governance. We serve communities that carry responsibility not only for current outcomes, but for future generations.cal systems and the responsibilities carried by Tribal leadership, families, and community.

Our work is grounded in the belief that healthcare is a sovereign asset. It must be governed with discipline, transparency, and respect for the people it serves—rather than shaped by opaque incentives or fragmented intermediaries.

Leadership and responsibility

Accountability begins with leadership

TRIBAL NATIONS HEALTH establishes clear structures that protect healthcare funding, define access, and maintain accountability across all forms of care.

TRIBAL NATIONS HEALTH is Native-led and governed with fiduciary responsibility at its core. Leadership is accountable not only for decisions made today, but for the long-term integrity of the systems entrusted to our care.

Our structure is designed to separate governance from vendor influence, preserve independence, and ensure that healthcare decisions remain aligned with community priorities and sovereign authority.

Board of Directors

 

Mo Brings Plenty

Co-Founder & Cultural Steward
Lakota Sioux Nation
(Board Director)

James Jordan

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
(Board Director)

VaRene Martin

Mvskoke (Creek) Nation
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town
(Board Director)

Frances Alvarez

Executive Vice President, Tribal Relations
San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians
(Board Director)

Brian Giboney

Chief Operations Officer
(Board Director)

Mo Brings Pleny

Origin, without mythology

Grounded in responsibility, not symbolism

TRIBAL NATIONS HEALTH draws from deep experience working alongside Tribal governments and self-funded communities. Our approach reflects respect for tradition, commitment to modern governance, and an understanding that trust is earned through structure and discipline—not promises.

We do not position ourselves as representatives of culture. We position ourselves as stewards of systems.