All Native Systems started out with three employees in 1999 and has grown into a widely recognized managed information technology services with contracts in Iraq, Mexico and the United States.

All Native Systems (http://www.allnativesystems.com) is a subsidiary of Ho-Chunk Inc., the economic development corporation of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. The firm counts the U.S. Census Bureau, International Broadcasting Bureau and U.S. State Department among its clients, and has been recognized by the State Department and the U.S. Navy.

Kathleen Piper, the deputy district director of the U.S. Small Business Administration of Nebraska, said she is amazed at the success of All Native Systems. "It's kind of fascinating that this little firm in the middle of nowhere is doing all this major stuff," she told The Omaha World-Herald.

Ho-Chunk Inc. also owns Indianz.Com and its sister e-commerce site http://www.allnative.com.

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IT company's success buoys a Winnebago community (The Omaha World-Herald 8/27)
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Relevant Links:
Ho-Chunk Inc. - http://www.hochunkinc.com
Winnebago Tribe - http://www.winnebagotribe.com

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