One Fire Associates is an external evaluator dedicated to advancing the health and wellness of Indigenous communities. We specialize in culturally grounded evaluation, community-based participatory research, and both qualitative and quantitative data analysis to surface community strengths, guide decision-making, and support sustainable change.
Rooted in Indigenous values and committed to honoring community self-determination, we partner with Tribal Nations, urban Indigenous organizations, and various tribal and community organizations to support initiatives such as health, education, and cultural preservation. Our approach goes beyond traditional evaluation — we build long-term relationships, strengthen local capacity, and help translate data into meaningful action.
By weaving together meaningful analysis and culturally centered methods, One Fire helps communities tell their own stories of resilience, innovation, and growth, while providing practical insights that inform programs, policies, and community systems.
One Fire Associates is TERO certified Cherokee woman owned business with extensive experience working with a wide range of systems and communities. The organization has the ability to work collaboratively and competently with federal, state, county, city, and tribal governments. One Fire consultants have worked within a wide range of settings and systems including rural and urban communities; Indian health care (tribal, urban and federal); public and tribal schools; Federally-Qualified Health Centers; and national programs and initiatives. One Fire accomplishes its mission using a community-based participatory model to support capacity building, community growth, and the sustainability of services.
One Fire Associates is unique in a number of ways:
One Fire is built on the foundation of generosity and all projects require contributions from associates to support capacity building and workforce development in line with the organizations guiding principles. One Fire is not focused on growing employees, but growing partners with advanced skills that can support communities and service systems in growth and development. Whenever possible, One Fire uses resources available to contract with local community members to carry out and/or assist with the project work. This provides an added advantage for agencies, tribes, or organizations that contract with the One Fire as the organization gives back to the local community through jobs, training and building workforce skills of local community members. This has the potential to develop important human resources that can exist beyond One Fire’s involvement in the community.
One Fire works to support effective communication to build strong relationships with community partners over time. Strong relationships have the potential to increase the outcomes and growth of local communities through continuity of services and long-term partnership.
One Fire is prepared to provide ongoing evaluation and planning services that meet a community, government or system where they are. Change takes time and for it to be sustainable the process must be thoughtful, strategic, and rooted within the local community.
One Fire can support the generation of new data that meets the community’s needs. Effective mobilization, strategic planning, and community-based and participatory research and evaluation can bring more resources, increased efficiency, and better outcomes for prevention, intervention, and health service delivery. When communities spend time and resources on data services, the return for investment is high.
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