Ep. 18 | Onawa Haynes

We're back for season 2 of the Native Edge podcast! And we have a great guest to kick off the new season: Onawa Haynes, CEO/Founder of Hozhonigo Consulting - "team of problem solvers."

Since 2015, Onawa and Hozhonigo have helped clients secure over $50 million in vital grant funding for transportation, water infrastructure, education, language revitalization, cybersecurity, and more.

Learn more about Onawa's career, which started in pageantry, and her tireless work to help Indian Country. Plus, you'll hear more about the upcoming Reservation Economic Summit, where Onawa will be formally launching the Tribal Funding Registry, as well as where we'll host Native Edge Institutes in the coming months.

Thank you for listening, and tell your friends! We will have several episodes coming out this week ahead of RES, so stay tuned. And if you're at RES, we'll be set up near the registration desks for you to learn more about the podcast, so stop by!

Hozhonigo Consulting |
https://www.hozhonigo.com/

Tribal Funding Registry |
https://www.tribalfunding.org/

Chapters

• 1:01 Intro and Upcoming Events
• 7:23 Introducing Onawa Haynes and Hozhonigo
• 8:55 Onawa's Career Journey
• 11:10 Inspiration to Overcome Challenges
• 13:21 Influence of Pageantry
• 18:57 Becoming an Attorney
• 22:30 Getting into Grant Writing
• 26:35 Grant Writing and Beyond
• 32:38 Challenge of Finding Grants
• 35:35 Launching the Tribal Funding Registry at RES
• 39:50 Increasing Access to Grants for Indian Country
• 42:44 Breaking into Philanthropy
• 45:00 Signing up at RES
• 47:45 How to Reach Onawa
• 50:03 Work-Life Balance
• 53:08 Wrap Up