# Research ![Tribal elder pointing at text in book about the Umatilla River.](/sites/g/files/omnuum6806/files/styles/hwp_21_9__1920x825/public/hpaied/files/research_banner2.jpg?h=f23ba5fb&itok=w-sM2XoZ) [ Publications Repository arrow\_circle\_right ](https://indigenousgov.hks.harvard.edu/publications) [ Policy Briefs arrow\_circle\_right ](https://indigenousgov.hks.harvard.edu/policy-briefs) Project research and policy analysis are available in a variety of forms. Papers and publications may be searched via keyword or by using the filtered search system. ## Latest Publications Download 8 citations download- [BibTeX](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=6&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1610076&content_filter%5B1%5D=1610081&content_filter%5B2%5D=1610071&content_filter%5B3%5D=1514021&content_filter%5B4%5D=1596336&content_filter%5B5%5D=1470226&content_filter%5B6%5D=1536396&content_filter%5B7%5D=1470216&&format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=6&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1610076&content_filter%5B1%5D=1610081&content_filter%5B2%5D=1610071&content_filter%5B3%5D=1514021&content_filter%5B4%5D=1596336&content_filter%5B5%5D=1470226&content_filter%5B6%5D=1536396&content_filter%5B7%5D=1470216&&format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=6&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1610076&content_filter%5B1%5D=1610081&content_filter%5B2%5D=1610071&content_filter%5B3%5D=1514021&content_filter%5B4%5D=1596336&content_filter%5B5%5D=1470226&content_filter%5B6%5D=1536396&content_filter%5B7%5D=1470216&&format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=6&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1610076&content_filter%5B1%5D=1610081&content_filter%5B2%5D=1610071&content_filter%5B3%5D=1514021&content_filter%5B4%5D=1596336&content_filter%5B5%5D=1470226&content_filter%5B6%5D=1536396&content_filter%5B7%5D=1470216&&format=tagged) - [Marc](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=6&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1610076&content_filter%5B1%5D=1610081&content_filter%5B2%5D=1610071&content_filter%5B3%5D=1514021&content_filter%5B4%5D=1596336&content_filter%5B5%5D=1470226&content_filter%5B6%5D=1536396&content_filter%5B7%5D=1470216&&format=marc) - [PubMedId](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=6&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1610076&content_filter%5B1%5D=1610081&content_filter%5B2%5D=1610071&content_filter%5B3%5D=1514021&content_filter%5B4%5D=1596336&content_filter%5B5%5D=1470226&content_filter%5B6%5D=1536396&content_filter%5B7%5D=1470216&&format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=6&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1610076&content_filter%5B1%5D=1610081&content_filter%5B2%5D=1610071&content_filter%5B3%5D=1514021&content_filter%5B4%5D=1596336&content_filter%5B5%5D=1470226&content_filter%5B6%5D=1536396&content_filter%5B7%5D=1470216&&format=ris) ### 2025 Randall K.Q. Akee, Elijah Moreno, and Amy Besaw-Medford. 2025. [Social and Economic Changes in American Indian Reservations: A Databook of the US Census and the American Community Survey, Third Edition 1990-2020](/publication/social-and-economic-changes-american-indian-reservations-databook-us-census-and) Randall K.Q. Akee, Elijah Moreno, and Amy Besaw-Medford. 2025. [Social and Economic Changes in American Indian Reservations: A Databook of the US Census and the American Community Survey, Third Edition 1990-2020](/publication/social-and-economic-changes-american-indian-reservations-databook-us-census-and) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://ash.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Databook-Third-Edition-2025-09-07-1.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdfDatabook Suppl Graphs 202...](/sites/g/files/omnuum6806/files/2026-04/Databook%20Suppl%20Graphs%202025-09-07.pdf) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://ash.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Databook-Third-Edition-2025-09-07-1.pdf) - [ picture\_as\_pdfDatabook Suppl Graphs 202...](/sites/g/files/omnuum6806/files/2026-04/Databook%20Suppl%20Graphs%202025-09-07.pdf) 2025. [2025 Honoring Nations Awardees Announcement](/publication/2025-honoring-nations-awardees-announcement) 2025. [2025 Honoring Nations Awardees Announcement](/publication/2025-honoring-nations-awardees-announcement) - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ download2025 HN Awardee Press Release](/sites/g/files/omnuum6806/files/2025-12/Press%20Release%20-%20HN%202025%20Awardees_0.pdf) 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*... - [ download2025 HN Awardee Press Release](/sites/g/files/omnuum6806/files/2025-12/Press%20Release%20-%20HN%202025%20Awardees_0.pdf) ### 2024 Joseph Kalt. 2024. [Self-Government, Taxation, and Tribal Development: The Critical Role of American Indian Nation Business Enterprises](/publications/self-government-taxation-and-tribal-development-critical-role-american-indian) Joseph Kalt. 2024. [Self-Government, Taxation, and Tribal Development: The Critical Role of American Indian Nation Business Enterprises](/publications/self-government-taxation-and-tribal-development-critical-role-american-indian) - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://ash.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Policy-Brief-8-Taxation-Enterprises-10-07-24-vFIN-for-DIST.pdf) 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... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://ash.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Policy-Brief-8-Taxation-Enterprises-10-07-24-vFIN-for-DIST.pdf) Alejandro Rodríguez and Martín Rodríguez. 2024. [Environmental and Social Risks and Opportunities for Indigenous Peoples in Climate and Nature Finance](/publications/environmental-and-social-risks-and-opportunities-indigenous-peoples-climate-and) Alejandro Rodríguez and Martín Rodríguez. 2024. [Environmental and Social Risks and Opportunities for Indigenous Peoples in Climate and Nature Finance](/publications/environmental-and-social-risks-and-opportunities-indigenous-peoples-climate-and) - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://hwpi.harvard.edu/files/hpaied/files/policy_analysis_exercise_-_alejandro_martin_rodriguez_and_martin_rodriguez_rodriguez.pdf) 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... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://hwpi.harvard.edu/files/hpaied/files/policy_analysis_exercise_-_alejandro_martin_rodriguez_and_martin_rodriguez_rodriguez.pdf) ### 2023 2023. [Sitka Tribe of Alaska Environmental Research Lab | Sitka Tribe of Alaska](/publications/sitka-tribe-alaska-environmental-research-lab) 2023. [Sitka Tribe of Alaska Environmental Research Lab | Sitka Tribe of Alaska](/publications/sitka-tribe-alaska-environmental-research-lab) - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://indigenousgov.hks.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum6806/files/hpaied/files/sitka_tribe_of_ak_environmental_lab.pdf) [**View Report (PDF)**](/file_url/667) In coastal Alaskan Native communities, harvesting subsistence foods at low tide is a way of life, and shellfish are one of the most important intertidal food sources. Climate change increasingly threatens the availability of these... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://indigenousgov.hks.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum6806/files/hpaied/files/sitka_tribe_of_ak_environmental_lab.pdf) 2023. [ONE FIRE | Cherokee Nation](/publications/one-fire) 2023. [ONE FIRE | Cherokee Nation](/publications/one-fire) - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://indigenousgov.hks.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum6806/files/hpaied/files/one_fire_chreokee_nation.pdf) [**View Report (PDF)**](/file_url/668) Domestic violence and sexual assault are hidden epidemics with heartbreaking consequences. Survivors are often isolated and have nowhere to turn in a crisis. To meet the need for respectful care and advocacy, the Cherokee Nation... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://indigenousgov.hks.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum6806/files/hpaied/files/one_fire_chreokee_nation.pdf) - Previous page chevron\_left - [1](?page=0 "Current page") - [2](?page=1 "Go to page 2") - [ Next page chevron\_right ](?page=1 "Go to next page") [ See All Publications arrow\_circle\_right ](/publications) ## Publication Types ### Books expand\_more Encompassing over two decades of research, The Project’s and The Native Nations Institute’s books share seminal findings in support of nation building throughout Indian country. ### Honoring Nations Case Studies expand\_more Generated from the family of Honoring Nations honorees, case studies offer a deeper analysis of excellence in governance. ### Honoring Nations Reports expand\_more Celebrating, documenting, and disseminating the stories of the outstanding programs in self-governance that are daily emerging from the Native nations, Honoring Nations Reports highlight tribal government successes. ### Joint Occasional Papers on Native Affairs (JOPNA) expand\_more Joint Occasional Papers on Native Affairs is a joint venture of the Project and its sister organization, the Native Nations Institute (NNI). The series grew from the desire to put the Project’s and NNI’s premier academic research and policy reports together in one place. ### Article and Chapter Reprints expand\_more Much of the Project’s work has been published in professional journals and books. Pre-print versions of all published Project research, with complete citations to the published works, are available at this site. ### Other Papers and Reports expand\_more Project scholars have written many additional working papers and commissioned reports, on topics as wide-ranging as the impact of welfare reform on Indian Country, reservation policing, government accountability, and leadership training, among others. ### Testimony and Speeches expand\_more Project personnel are frequently invited to present testimony to various governmental bodies in both the United States and Canada; selected testimonies are available here. ### Teaching Cases expand\_more The John F. Kennedy School of Government has been a pioneer in the development of teaching materials for public policy professionals. Following this lead, the Project has produced a number of case studies that invite participants to immerse themselves in a tribal policy or development conundrum and wrestle with practical decision-making. Some cases come with teaching guides. ### Tools and Data expand\_more The Project and Native Nations Institute have developed several tools for policy decision-makers, downloadable here. Datasets relevant to Project research will periodically be made available as well. ### Working Papers expand\_more Download 1 citation download- [BibTeX](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_honoreeyear%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationstype1%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=180521&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_topic123456789101112%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_tribe%5D&&&format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_honoreeyear%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationstype1%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=180521&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_topic123456789101112%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_tribe%5D&&&format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_honoreeyear%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationstype1%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=180521&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_topic123456789101112%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_tribe%5D&&&format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_honoreeyear%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationstype1%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=180521&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_topic123456789101112%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_tribe%5D&&&format=tagged) - [Marc](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_honoreeyear%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationstype1%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=180521&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_topic123456789101112%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_tribe%5D&&&format=marc) - [PubMedId](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_honoreeyear%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationstype1%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=180521&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_topic123456789101112%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_tribe%5D&&&format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/bibcite/export?pager_style=standard_pager&number_of_items=12&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_honoreeyear%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_publicationstype1%5D%5B0%5D%5Btarget_id%5D=180521&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_topic123456789101112%5D&taxonomy_filters%5Bfield_hwp_c_tribe%5D&&&format=ris) ### 2010 Stephen Cornell and Joseph P. Kalt. 2010. “[American Indian Self-Determination: The Political Economy of a Policy That Works](/publications/american-indian-self-determination-political-economy-policy-works)”. HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series Stephen Cornell and Joseph P. Kalt. 2010. “[American Indian Self-Determination: The Political Economy of a Policy That Works](/publications/american-indian-self-determination-political-economy-policy-works)”. HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://hwpi.harvard.edu/files/hpaied/files/rwp10-043_cornell_kalt.pdf?m=1639579267) Since the 1970s, federal American Indian policy in the United States has been aimed at promoting self-determination through self-governance by federally-recognized tribes. 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