2025 Honoring Nations Awardees Announcement

The national awards program Honoring Nations, flagship program of the Harvard Project, announces the recipients of the 2025 Honoring Nations Awards, recognizing 6 governmental initiatives for outstanding excellence in tribal self-governance.

Honoring Nations, a prestigious national awards program dedicated to uplifting stories of success from tribal governments, announces the awardees of the 2025 Honoring Nations Awards. Six exemplary governmental initiatives were recognized for outstanding excellence in governance at the National Congress for American Indians’ (NCAI) 82nd Convention in Seattle, WA. The Honoring Nations Awards honor the best examples of tribal self-governance from across Indian Country. This year’s awardees include: College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation, Inter-Tribal Co-Management of Bears Ears, Iron Horse Industrial Park, Jicarilla Apache Nation’s Water Sharing Agreement, Sche’lang’en Village Transformational Wrap-Around Program, and Taos Pueblo Priority Process.