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Communikit at the NCAI 83rd Annual Convention & Marketplace

Events October 2026 3 min read
The Communikit team talking with visitors at the booth in the NCAI Marketplace

The Communikit team joined Tribal leaders in Palm Springs, California, for the National Congress of American Indians 83rd Annual Convention & Marketplace, held October 18–22, 2026.

About the convention

The National Congress of American Indians has defended Tribal sovereignty since 1944. Its Annual Convention & Marketplace brought together Tribal leaders, citizens and partners for five days of policy sessions, the 2026 Annual Policy Resolutions process, the Youth Convention, Cultural Night and the Honor Awards.

The Palm Springs Convention Center sign announcing the 83rd Annual Convention
The Palm Springs Convention Center sign announcing the 83rd Annual Convention
The welcome arch at the entrance to the Marketplace
The welcome arch at the entrance to the Marketplace

At the Marketplace

Our team spent the week at the Marketplace, meeting Tribal Council members, administrators and communications staff from Nations across the United States. Visitors saw a Tribal-branded app on a phone, then watched the same post go out from the admin portal.

Tribal-branded apps for iOS and Android, found by searching the Nation's name
Emergency alerts by SMS, phone call and push notification from one dashboard
News, events, jobs, forms and documents in one feed for citizens on and off the reservation
The Communikit booth before the Marketplace opened
The Communikit booth before the Marketplace opened
Walking visitors through a Tribal app on a phone
Walking visitors through a Tribal app on a phone

What we heard

Many of the conversations came back to the same problem: reaching citizens who live off the reservation, across state lines or in other parts of the country. Tribal partners such as the Bishop Paiute Tribe, the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe and the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi already use Communikit to keep those citizens connected.

Around Palm Springs

Outside Marketplace hours, the team joined evening events and spent time in the city at the foot of the San Jacinto Mountains.

An evening reception at the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
An evening reception at the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Palms against the mountains above Palm Springs
Palms against the mountains above Palm Springs
The team heading back to the convention center
The team heading back to the convention center
The Communikit team in Palm Springs
The Communikit team in Palm Springs

Thank you

Thank you to NCAI for hosting, and to everyone who stopped by to talk with us. If we missed you in Palm Springs, book a demo or write to info@communikit.ca and we will walk you through it.

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