# identity.md

## Organization Overview
- **Company Name:** Gathering Tribes
- **Mission:** Offering high quality Native American and Indigenous art, fine crafts, and jewelry.
- **Company Structure and Legal Entity:** Details forthcoming.
- **Founded Date and Location:** Founded in 1991 in the San Francisco East Bay.
- **Size and Scale:** Operates as a gallery store, transitioning its retail presence online.

## Leadership & Team
- **Key Leadership Profiles and Roles:**
  - Pennie Opal Plant: Founder, an Indigenous woman of Yaqui, undocumented Choctaw and Cherokee descent, and European ancestry.
- **Team Structure and Departments:** Details forthcoming.
- **Company Culture and Values:** Welcoming and community-focused, embracing a "Circle of Friends" approach, with a deep respect for Indigenous heritage and artistry.

## Operations & Structure
- **Business Model and Operational Approach:** Operates as a retail business specializing in Indigenous arts, fine crafts, and jewelry, historically through a gallery store and currently expanding its presence online.
- **Location(s) and Geographic Presence:** Historically located in the San Francisco East Bay, with an expanding online presence. Features products from various Indigenous communities, including Zuni, Navajo, Hopi, and Kewa from the Southwest.
- **Key Partnerships and Affiliations:** Details forthcoming.