CEDAR BAND CORPORATION
Cedar Band Corporation is a Federally Chartered Corporation and Tribally owned and operated by the Cedar Band of Paiutes.
V I S I O N
Be an Industry Leader, as a Tribally-owned business, in providing World-class Professional Services.
M I S S I O N
To create Resilient Infrastructure built on a Resolute Foundation.
In early 2002, the Cedar Band of Paiutes (CBP) was approached with a business opportunity from a local business who needed help with running IT contracts. CBP at that time had the building space to accommodate the project. Once CBP decided to pursue this potential avenue, they started to file the necessary paperwork to start our flagship company, Suh’dutsing Technologies. In the time which all paperwork was completed and filed, the potential business partner went out of business.
Receiving money from a grant from Southern Utah University, the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah and the money saved by the band, they set out to find ways to create jobs for the newly started Suh’dutsing Technologies. In October of 2003 they went out to Washington D.C. and started knocking on different agencies and IT company doors. The companies were glad to talk with us but offered no positive leads. A few months later in March of 2004 the company attended the Reservation Economic Summit (RES). This is where they landed their first contract: An Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with the Department of Interior (DOI). That following September they started to place task orders against the IDIQ contract.
From the start of Suh’dutsing Technologies LLC to the change of the company to Cedar Band Corporation (CBC) in 2012, we have four companies branded with the Suh’dutsing name, four branded under Cedar Band, and three Joint Venture (JV) companies. Our Suh’dutsing branded companies, which includes our JVs, provide services for the government and Department of Defense, and our Cedar Band branded companies provide other services outside of government contracting.
Currently the CBC headquarters is in Cedar City, Utah. The CBC family of companies has filled critical needs in a variety of service areas, with a focus on helping clients achieve profitability and growth by improving their ability to understand and manage their customers and partners. Working with CBC, benefits an entire tribal community. Profits from CBC operations are “plowed back” into the tribal community, producing employment opportunities and fostering support for socioeconomic programs.
OUR LEGACY
CEDAR BAND OF PAIUTES
The Cedar Band (Suh’dutsing) is one of five bands that make up the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (P.I.T.U.). In the early 1950’s the P.I.T.U. was terminated as a federally recognized tribe. This meant we did not receive any services afforded to federally recognized tribes. The Cedar Band was not fully terminated but were subject to de facto termination, but did not find this out until the 1970’s. Eventually we became part of the 1980 restoration act, which restored full recognition to members of the P.I.T.U. Just as we fought for our recognition, we continue to do so within the business world. We currently own and operate eleven businesses in the fields of technology and telecommunication solutions, contracting services, mortgage services and a commercial travel plaza.