Nett Lake
Nett Lake is the principal community of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, a sovereign Ojibwe nation whose reservation surrounds one of the largest natural wild-rice lakes in the region — manoomin that is central to the Band's culture and economy. The Nation's enterprises, including the Fortune Bay Resort Casino, and its government and Native-owned businesses anchor the local economy. Media & Technology Group works with tribal governments, enterprises, and Native-owned businesses as sovereign economic partners — building custom software, AI automation, managed IT, and marketing on terms that respect the Nation's authority over its own data and systems — and we serve them remote-first from York County, Pennsylvania, with on-site time when a project warrants the trip.
Do you work with the Bois Forte Band and Native-owned businesses at Nett Lake?
Yes — we work with tribal governments, tribal enterprises, and Native-owned businesses as sovereign economic partners, remote-first from our York County, Pennsylvania base, with on-site visits when a project warrants it. A Nett Lake client gets a named contact, a regular maintenance window, and direct access for urgent issues.
How do you handle data sovereignty for a tribal nation or enterprise?
The Nation owns its data and its systems, full stop. We build so that data stays under the Nation's control, with hosting, access, and ownership structured to respect tribal data sovereignty — and you keep the code and data outright, no lock-in.
Does working remotely mean slower support for a Nett Lake organization?
No — remote-first is how we work everywhere, and for a north-woods community like Nett Lake it means the same fast response as anywhere, without waiting on someone to drive up.
What would you build for a tribal enterprise or government office at Nett Lake?
Usually a case-management, program, membership, licensing, or billing platform built around how the office or enterprise actually operates — so the work lives in one system instead of disconnected apps, under the Nation's control.
Can you build tools that respect the Ojibwe language and wild-rice traditions?
Yes — we can build interfaces and content that incorporate the Ojibwe language and reflect the Nation's priorities, including managing manoomin and cultural programs, guided by the Nation rather than imposed.
Where does AI help a tribal enterprise or Native-owned business?
In intake, scheduling, program administration, booking, member or customer email, and follow-up — so a team gets real leverage without adding headcount, on tools that stay under the Nation's control.
Can you help the Fortune Bay Resort Casino or other tribal enterprises with bookings and operations?
Yes — a resort, casino-adjacent, lodging, or recreation enterprise is exactly who we build booking, reservation, and customer tools for, around how the season runs and under the Nation's control.
Can you help a Native-owned small business at Nett Lake with bookings or sales?
Yes — a Native-owned retail, recreation, or service business is exactly who we build booking, customer, and billing tools for, scoped to a budget that makes sense.
What's the cybersecurity baseline for a tribal enterprise or office?
Managed EDR, MFA, immutable backups, phishing filtering, and a written recovery plan, plus secure payment handling where payments are taken — all structured to keep control with the Nation.
What does a custom platform cost?
A single focused workflow runs from the high four figures into the mid five figures; we scope it to what the office or enterprise actually needs and phase it so value lands early.
How long until it's running?
Usually eight to ten weeks to the first live workflow, then iterative improvements from there.
Who owns the code and data?
You do, outright — no lock-in. For a tribal nation that means full ownership and control of the platform and the data within it.
What we do for Nett Lake businesses
Every engagement is built around how your Nett Lake operation actually runs — a tribal enterprise, a government office, or a Native-owned business — as a sovereign economic partner, not an off-the-shelf template. Here's where we help:
Custom Software Platforms
Case-management, program, membership, booking, and billing platforms built around how a Nett Lake tribal enterprise, office, or Native-owned business runs, structured to keep data under the Nation's control.
Intelligent Automation
AI and workflow automation that takes intake, scheduling, program administration, and booking off a Nett Lake team's plate, so your people focus on the work.
Marketing & SEO
Local SEO and content tuned for Nett Lake and the Bois Forte community's north-woods and resort market, so the customers and visitors searching find you first.
Managed IT & Cybersecurity
Managed EDR, MFA, immutable backups, secure payment handling, and phishing filtering for a Nett Lake enterprise or office, handled remotely with on-site help when needed and control kept with the Nation.
Consulting
Practical advice for Nett Lake enterprise and government leaders on where technology and AI fit, with full respect for tribal sovereignty and data ownership.
