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Rising Tides Episode 2 | Jicarilla Apache Nation's Water Sharing Agreement (Full Interview Transcript)

September 28, 2026

This is Rising Tides. Hello, everyone. My name is Jael Whitney Brothers. I’m a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Assistant Director for the Honoring Nations Program at the Harvard Project for Indigenous Governance and Development. Today, I...

Jael Brothers

Event Recap: Conference on Democracy in Indian Country Examines Voting Rights and Freedom of the Press

September 28, 2026

A Responsibility to Indigenous Nations The conference opened with remarks from Randall Akee (Native Hawaiian), Director of the Harvard Kennedy School Project on Indigenous Governance and Development, and Larry Wright, Jr. (Ponca Tribe of Nebraska)...

Rising Tides Episode 1 | Harvard Kennedy School Project on Indigenous Governance and Development Landback Team (Full Interview Transcript)

August 28, 2026

This is Rising Tides Episode 1, Indigenous Conservation Excellence. Hi, I'm Colette Anton, communications coordinator at the Ash Center, and today I'm here with Dr. Miriam Jorgensen and Dr. Laura Taylor of the Harvard Kennedy School Project on Indigenous...

Miriam R. Jorgensen , Laura Taylor

Ash Center Feature: Indigenous Governance 2026 Summer Reading List

July 13, 2026

Amy Besaw Medford , Jael Brothers

Ash Center Feature: Chief Sophie Pierre On Being The First: Bridging the Past, Present, and Future of the Ktunaxa Nation

May 06, 2025

How Tribal Self-Governance Advances the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

June 11, 2026

With the end of the decade rapidly approaching, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development still provide key frameworks and targets for many individuals and organizations tackling pressing...

Jael Brothers , Chris DeCoster

Patrice Kunesh (MC/MPA 2010) Receives HKS Alumni Public Service Award

May 20, 2026

We were absolutely thrilled to welcome Patrice Kunesh to the “Public Service Hall of Fame” last week at a stirring ceremony at the Kennedy School. Patrice joined a select number of other honorees with a unique perspective on how Native governance is...

Navajo, Hopi share grant to aid communities hurt by coal mine closures

April 10, 2026

Harvard Project names new senior program director

February 05, 2026

PODCAST: The growth of Native CDFIs with Miriam Jorgensen

February 26, 2026

New podcast takes a deeper look at Native finance, policy and economic impact

February 06, 2026

Difference Makers 3.0, a podcast partnership between Tribal Business News and the Native CDFI Network, will launch its new season Thursday, Feb. 12, expanding the series’ focus from small business lending into a broader examination of Native finance...

Indigenous Economic Development in a Changing Political Landscape

April 28, 2025