Congress extended eligibility to Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) and Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHOs) representing those indigenous peoples who have a time-honored special trust relationship with the Federal government that obligates the government to implement policies to facilitate self-determination and self-sufficiency within Native communities. For many individual entrepreneurs, the 8(a) program has helped them grow their business successfully and benefit personally from that growth. For Indian Country, the 8(a) provisions applicable to Tribes, ANCs and NHOs has enabled the Native enterprises they own to generate revenues and create jobs that benefit entire Native communities.
Source: Native American Contracting Association
Creative Apparel graduated from the 8a program but has partnered with SNAP (Source for Native American Products) who is Creative Apparels contracting arm and is a Tribal 8a.