Through community-led participatory workshops with citizens and government officials, the Taos Pueblo Priority Process defines and implements tribal priorities in policies and programs. It has led to new laws, economic development projects, and civic...
Expanding its capacity for economic development and sustainable resource management, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation established the Iron Horse Industrial Park, a 700-acre eco-industrial park on trust land in Oklahoma. As one of the first Foreign-Trade...
A powerful model of healing and resilience, Sche’lang’en Village is a sober Salish housing community that reunites families and provides comprehensive wrap-around services, including mental health and chemical dependency treatment, family counseling...
In a powerful assertion of sovereignty, leaders from the Hopi Tribe, Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Pueblo of Zuni, and Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray founded the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition. Rooted in Indigenous conservation and...
In a historic partnership, the Jicarilla Apache Nation and the state of New Mexico developed a first-of-its-kind arm's length agreement for leasing water. This effort was supported by The Nature Conservancy and other local and federal stakeholders and...