News and stories that create meaning and context for the data housed on the Native Land Information System.
By Aude K. Chesnais “At a time where climate planning becomes urgent and global attention is increasing on the ecological
By Aude K. Chesnais Introduction: Lending and Debt on US Native Land In 2018, the Keepseagle settlement shed light on
Bison numbers increased by a whopping 1031% between 2012 and 2017 on Native American Lands. This increase far outpaces the increase in the number of bison nationally which was only 13.36%.
This is according to data from Census of Agriculture for American Indian Reservations in a newly compiled data dashboard developed by the Native Land Information System. According to the data, the bison population on native-operated farms increased over 10 fold from 308 to 3486 heads.
Increasing the proportion of women in agriculture has been a longstanding goal of agencies like USDA, FSA and programs like
By Aude K. Chesnais About the TOP 10 Dashboard We created this dashboard 1) to show the top 10 highest
By Aude K. Chesnais The NLIS is thrilled to introduce the Food-System Transition Index 2020 for US Native Lands! A
This indicator is the first to provide nationwide comparative data on food access AND on local food production.
