09/10/2022
Mercury Retograde is really messing with us today! Hope it is getting it all out of its system!
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Gray O.A.K., LLC is a Maine-based research and evaluation company working primarily with tribes and non-tribal agencies who work with tribes across the United States and in Alaska. However, over the last year, we have expanded our work to include culturally specific agencies and organizations as well.
As the executive director, my work with tribal communities began 15 years ago with a site visit to South Dakota for the Office on Violence Against Women. What began as a project to help get VAWA reauthorized in 2000, turned into a journey of self-discovery both personally and professionally. In 2010, while completing my PhD in Social Work and Sociology, it became very evident that there was a lack of reliable and accurate data in Indian Country. This was particularly true for serious social issues that tribal communities are dealing with every day. I knew I wanted to find a way to help address this issue. It was at that time that I realized what I could offer was an opportunity to assist tribes in developing their own capacity for data collection and synthesis. Combining our passion, a spirit of inquiry, and an openness and willingness to identify what is working and what isn't, we can create avenues for tremendous growth.
It is my belief that properly collected data in a positive, non-judgmental environment, has the potential to increase capacity, promote accountability, support, and sustain overall health and well-being at the individual, program, and community levels.
“All that is needed to begin...is a STORY to tell.” ~ Diane Gout, PhD
