CO-CREATING SOVEREIGN TRIBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

We build, fund, and operationalize tribally owned behavioral health infrastructure. For Nations with 4,000+ members, accessible federal funding typically covers the entire initial development—no self-funding required to begin.

100% Tribally Owned

Culturally Grounded Care

We co-create the system. You run it long-term.

100% Tribally Owned

Culturally Grounded Care

We build the system. You run it long-term.

CO-CREATING SOVEREIGN TRIBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

We build, fund, and operationalize tribally owned behavioral health infrastructure. For Nations with 4,000+ members, accessible federal funding typically covers the entire initial development—no self-funding required to begin.

100% Tribally Owned

Culturally Grounded Care

We co-create the system. You run it long-term.

100% Tribally Owned

Culturally Grounded Care

We build the system. You run it long-term.

CO-CREATING SOVEREIGN TRIBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS

We build, fund, and operationalize tribally owned behavioral health infrastructure. For Nations with 4,000+ members, accessible federal funding typically covers the entire initial development—no self-funding required to begin.

100% Tribally Owned

Culturally Grounded Care

We co-create the system. You run it long-term.

100% Tribally Owned

Culturally Grounded Care

We build the system. You run it long-term.

// THE STRUCTURAL REALITY //

THE URGENCY OF HEALING IN INDIAN COUNTRY

// THE STRUCTURAL REALITY //

THE URGENCY OF HEALING IN INDIAN COUNTRY

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Higher psychological distress rates exceeding national averages.

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Higher psychological distress rates exceeding national averages.

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Highest Substance Use Disorder prevalence among all demographic groups.

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Highest Substance Use Disorder prevalence among all demographic groups.

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Limited access to local, culturally integrated treatment infrastructure.

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Limited access to local, culturally integrated treatment infrastructure.

// SOVEREIGNTY REQUIRES INFRASTRUCTURE //

For generations, Tribal Nations have depended on fragmented funding cycles, external providers, and temporary programs. When funding ends, systems disappear. Permanent infrastructure ensures continuity, governance control, and long-term stability.

// SOVEREIGNTY REQUIRES INFRASTRUCTURE //

For generations, Tribal Nations have depended on fragmented funding cycles, external providers, and temporary programs. When funding ends, systems disappear. Permanent infrastructure ensures continuity, governance control, and long-term stability.

// SOVEREIGNTY REQUIRES INFRASTRUCTURE //

For generations, Tribal Nations have depended on fragmented funding cycles, external providers, and temporary programs. When funding ends, systems disappear. Permanent infrastructure ensures continuity, governance control, and long-term stability.

// THE TYPICAL MODEL //

INFRASTRUCTURE IS ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE

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// A MODEL DESIGNED FOR TRIBAL OWNERSHIP //

SOVEREIGN CENTERS.
BUILT BY NATIONS, FOR NATIONS.

Tribal Ownership

100% tribally owned. Revenue stays within the nation. Self-determination is the starting point — not the aspiration.

Evidence + Tradition

Clinical excellence alongside cultural practice. Sweat lodges with CBT // Talking circles with trauma-informed care.

Economic Engine

Each facility builds institutional strength — creating jobs, retaining Medicaid revenue, and establishing infrastructure owned by the tribe.

Economic Engine

Each facility builds institutional strength — creating jobs, retaining Medicaid revenue, and establishing infrastructure owned by the tribe.

Regional Leadership

Serve neighboring tribes as a regional care center. Expand intertribal cooperation and create new recurring revenue.

Regional Leadership

Serve neighboring tribes as a regional care center. Expand intertribal cooperation and create new recurring revenue.

Economic Engine

Each facility builds institutional strength — creating jobs, retaining Medicaid revenue, and establishing infrastructure owned by the tribe.

Regional Leadership

Serve neighboring tribes as a regional care center. Expand intertribal cooperation and create new recurring revenue.

// Pawnee Nation Behavioral Health Center //

FROM STALLED PROJECT
TO SOVEREIGN FACILITY

After years of stalled progress, Sacred Fire Health guided the financial restructuring, redesigned the facility to center cultural practices, and delivered a fully operational continuum of care within twelve months of engagement.

$13M capital stack secured

26-bed residential program launched

Full continuum activated

Tribal ownership retained. Regional impact realized.

// TRIBAL OWNERSHIP //

YOUR NATION. YOUR FACILITY. YOUR FUTURE.

Every Sacred Fire facility is designed for full tribal ownership. We are partners in execution. We build and operationalize the infrastructure for self-determination, ensuring your Nation holds the power, the revenue and the future.

A division of Ascension Recovery Services. Sovereign behavioral health infrastructure for Tribal Nations across the United States.

© 2026 Sacred Fire Health By Ascension Recovery Services. All rights reserved.

A division of Ascension Recovery Services. Sovereign behavioral health infrastructure for Tribal Nations across the United States.

© 2026 Sacred Fire Health By Ascension Recovery Services. All rights reserved.

A division of Ascension Recovery Services. Sovereign behavioral health infrastructure for Tribal Nations across the United States.

© 2026 Sacred Fire Health By Ascension Recovery Services. All rights reserved.