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The Native Lands Advocacy Project (NLAP) compiles, consolidates, and visualizes data resources to support sovereign, sustainable, Native-led land planning and protection.
July 3, 2025
News and stories that create meaning and context for the data housed on the Native Land Information System.
The Native Lands Advocacy Project (NLAP) compiles, consolidates, and visualizes data resources to support sovereign, sustainable, Native-led land planning and protection.
The Native Lands Advocacy Project (NLAP) was founded in 2019 to provide much-needed data support to Native American communities. As
The Native Lands Advocacy Project (NLAP) is pleased to announce our new Sponsorship Program, which allows organizations to pledge funds
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day from all of us at the Native Lands Advocacy Project (NLAP)! To mark this significant holiday,
Every year, the United States Congress begins the process of appropriating funds for the following fiscal year. While it’s important
By calculating land dispossession, this report seeks to not only identify what has been taken from Native peoples but also how this theft became the original source of capital that built Colorado and the West.
Learn about three new data tools that allow users to access relevant data about federal investments in Indian Country.
The Impact Project helps equip tribes with relevant information about the real-time effects of federal policy changes on local communities.
The Native Lands Advocacy Project (NLAP) was invited to present at the 2025 America’s Grasslands Conference, June 24-26 in Kearney,
By calculating land dispossession, this report seeks to not only identify what has been taken from Native peoples but also how this theft became the original source of capital that built Colorado and the West.
The Native peoples of North America have been caretakers of their lands and natural resources long before colonial contact, and
The Native Land Information System (NLIS) is home to over 120 public, free data tools and resources that were created
Tribes in the U.S. have always faced obstacles accessing data about their lands. Now, public data erasure magnifies these existing challenges.
More than ever, NLAP needs your support to continue serving Indian Country. Your donation helps our team keep our data tools free & supports our ongoing partnerships, grassroots engagement, and development of new resources!