The Women Who Guard the Gate
In Indian Country, we don’t romanticize protection. We know what happens when systems fail, when standards soften, or when someone assumes “someone else” is watching. The consequences are not theoretical. […]
Why I Love Adjudication (Even When It’s Hard)
Some people love chocolate. Some people love storytelling. I love adjudication. Yes—adjudication, the art of taking all the messy, imperfect parts of a background check and making sense of it. […]
Starting the New Year Right: A Time to Reset, Relearn, and Recommit
January has a way of inviting reflection. It’s a natural pause point—a moment to reset, regroup, and remind ourselves why we do the work we do. For those of us […]
Yearly Reflection: Our Communities, Our Responsibility
As we close out another year, we’re reminded that reflection is more than looking back — it’s honoring the relationships, lessons, and commitments that shape our purpose. For PSC, 2025 […]
Building Sovereignty Through Knowledge
This month, I’m reflecting on what sovereignty means beyond legal status. For me — as an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation — sovereignty is about what we do with […]
That One Email…
You ever get one of those emails that just doesn’t feel right?We did — and it came from someone our team has emailed a hundred times before. A Tribal court […]