Credit Insecurity on US Native Lands

About this Dashboard This data dashboard maps county-level credit insecurity as ranked by the New York Federal Reserve Bank to US Native Lands. County-level insecurity rankings do not necessarily account for actual credit needs within reservation boundaries and, in many cases, may show inaccurate rankings depending on the percentage of off-reservation population contained within each […]

These Water-Focused Data Tools Support Tribal Land & Climate Planning

The Native Land Information System (NLIS) is home to over 120 public, free data tools and resources that were created to support tribal communities in developing climate-smart land management strategies. We are excited to share some of our new water data tools with you, as well as reintroduce you to some of our earlier water-related […]

Federally-funded Projects in Indian Country

About this Dashboard This data dashboard summarizes data about federally-funded projects within tribal boundaries from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Infrastructure Reduction Act. The visualization displays funds amounts and categories of federal project for all tribes for years 2022 through 2025 (it has not been modified for eventual funding freezes resulting from the current […]

Introducing the Climate Data Portal for U.S. Native Lands

The Native Lands Advocacy Project (NLAP) is thrilled to announce the launch of our Climate Data Portal for U.S. Native Lands! Developed with funding from the Native American Agriculture Fund, this portal is the result of our dedicated GIS team’s efforts to create & consolidate relevant climate-related data tools into one living resource. NLAP acknowledges […]

Average Wind Speed on US Native Lands

About this Dashboard This interactive dashboard provides a comprehensive analysis of average wind speed patterns across tribal lands in North America, using data from the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis dataset. The dashboard allows users to explore wind speed trends by selecting specific Native land areas and years, or by viewing aggregated data across all regions and years. […]

Climate Data Portal for US Native Lands

Climate Data Portal for US Native Lands A toolkit to support sovereign climate planning on Native Lands This Climate Data Portal is thoughtfully designed to align with the non-linear, holistic approach tribes take when addressing climate adaptation. Drawing inspiration from the teachings of indigenous world views, which emphasize that the five basic needs of life—food, fire, […]

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