AI is already being used across tribal organizations, whether through staff tools, vendor platforms, or federal contract requirements. The challenge is making sure leadership sets the rules before AI creates unexpected risks involving cybersecurity, compliance, contracts, or tribal data sovereignty.
Join BakerHostetler and Arctic IT for a practical discussion on what tribal leaders, IT, legal, finance, procurement, compliance, and federal contracting teams need to understand as AI use expands. Featuring attorneys Kimi Gordy, Partner, and Jon Knight, Counsel, from BakerHostetler, along with Phillip Jackson, CIO of Arctic IT, this session will combine legal and technical perspectives on AI governance, federal contracting, cybersecurity, and tribal data protection.
Attendees will learn how federal requirements, vendor risk, CMMC, CUI, and data handling obligations may affect AI use, along with practical steps tribal organizations can take during the first 90 days to establish a defensible governance approach.
Learning Objectives:
- How federal contracts can create cybersecurity, data handling, and reporting obligations
- What CMMC, CUI, and vendor requirements may mean for AI use
- Where tribal data sovereignty intersects with federal contract law
- How to determine which AI tools and data uses are acceptable
Contracts & Compliance in the AI Era: What Tribal Nations Need to Know
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
1:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM AKT
on GoToWebinar
ABOUT OUR PRESENTERS
Phillip Jackson
With over 20 years of experience in technology leadership, Phillip has helped B2B organizations evolve into digital-first enterprises by driving cloud modernization, process automation, AI adoption, and ERP transformations. His expertise spans Artificial Intelligence, Security, Cloud Migrations, and Enterprise Resource Solutions, focusing on leveraging technology to improve business outcomes through operational efficiency.
As a leader in AI and technology strategy, Phillip is actively shaping AI-driven solutions, helping organizations unlock value through intelligent automation, data-driven decision-making, and modern enterprise architectures.
A proud member of the Choctaw Tribe, Phillip is passionate about cloud services, data-driven decision-making, and mentoring startups. His dedication to technology and innovation continues to drive success at Doyon Technology Group and Arctic IT.
Kimi Gordi
As BakerHostetler’s Houston Digital Assets and Data Management Leader, Kimberly (Kimi) has developed a niche expertise in advising Native American governments and organizations and Alaska Native Corporations on data governance and cybersecurity incident response and compliance. Under her direction, BakerHostetler is the only firm with a privacy and cybersecurity practice dedicated to clients in Indian Country.
Kimberly’s legal acumen in advising Native American organizations on issues related to sovereignty and privacy compliance is a unique skill set unmatched by anyone else in the country. She regularly travels to meet with Native American governments and Alaska Native corporations as they face increasingly complex privacy issues. Kimberly provides guidance on the applicability of federal and state privacy laws and has prepared privacy-related legislation for some of the largest tribes in the United States. She also helps clients transform their cybersecurity programs, foster incident response readiness and respond to active cybersecurity incidents like ransomware. She approaches each matter with thoughtful nuance and an appreciation of the client’s unique operational needs and legal standing as a sovereign or non-sovereign nation.