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2026
- picture_as_pdf WP 26-004
- download Fiduciary Sovereignty: How Institutional Risk Matrices Shape Indigenous Economic Self-Determination in Northern Resource Corridors
Conventional political economy treats the state as the principal architect of resource-corridor development, steering capital through permitting regimes, tax incentives and public subsidy. This paper argues that in Canada the operative constraint on...
- picture_as_pdf WP 26-003
- download The Inherent Authority of Tribal Nations to Regulate Airspace Within Reservation Boundaries (PDF)
The rise of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, has created one of the most significant jurisdictional questions in Federal Indian Law: whether Tribal Nations possess sovereign authority over the airspace above reservation lands...
- picture_as_pdf WP 26-001.pdf
- American Indian Casino Operations and Firm Long-Run Employment and Sales (PDF)
American Indian reservations face long-standing barriers to private-sector development. The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, which enabled the establishment of casino operations on American Indian tribal lands is one of the most consequential...
- picture_as_pdf WP 26-005
- download Indigenous Data Sovereignty: From Recognition to Enforcement | Datum Nullius, Tribal Jurisdiction, and Operational Methods for Data Governance Gates
Indigenous data sovereignty is often framed as ethical governance or system design. This article reframes it as a problem of public law: legal institutions recognize Indigenous sovereignty while allocating practical authority over data to agencies...
A growing number of First Nations across Canada are entering into agreements with provincial governments to share revenues from natural resource extraction within their traditional territories. Yet, little guidance exists on the design of these Resource...
2025
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...
2024
The critical role of Indigenous Peoples in the world’s responses to the climate crisis is highlighted by their guardianship of over 80% of the world’s biological diversity and their rich climate and nature knowledge. Still, we find a striking disparity in...
Under federal policies of self-determination through self-government, the 574 federally recognized American Indian nations in the United States are now expected to perform essentially all of the functions performed by state and local governments...
2023
When the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that state and local governments could not collect taxes on non-Indian homes and businesses built on trust lands, the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community moved quickly to establish its own tax...
The Blue Lake Rancheria, located in a geographically isolated region of northwest California, has historically been affected by frequent power outages that have only increased in regularity because of climate change. Recognizing that...
Misconceptions about Native nations and their sovereignty create obstacles for tribal governments and can lead to discrimination against tribal members. But things are changing in Palm Springs, California. In a groundbreaking partnership...