Soil Organic Carbon Planning, Key to Building Tribal Climate Resiliency
As tribes continue to experience the impacts of climate change on their lands and communities, they are starting to invest more of their resources and planning strategies into protecting and enhancing their soil organic carbon (SOC).
Crop Diversity on Native Lands
Our new Cropland Diversity data dashboard is the first index of Cropland Diversity ever calculated and published for US Native Lands. What findings does this dashboard reveal? And why does this data matter?
The Power of Asdzáán in Agriculture: Data Shows Native Female Majority Among Navajo Operators
Of the 73 reservations that participated in 2017 Census of Agriculture, only the Navajo Nation and the Umatilla Confederated Tribes reported a Native female majority among their agricultural operators.
Reservation Croplands: How Native Farmers and Ranchers Can Leverage the USDA’s Cropland Data Layer for Land Planning
In 2022, there were about 110 million acres of cropland (5.7%) on Native American reservations (including on-reservation and off-reservation trust lands). What are these croplands and land covers? How have they changed over time? Why does this data matter?
Introducing New Resource Tools for Grassland Protection and Restoration
NLAP is happy to announce two new resource tools for grassland and biodiversity protection: our storymap, Grasslands: The Land and the People that Call it Home, and our Conservation Reserve Program Dashboard!
Announcing Our New Storymap: Building Up Native Youth in Agriculture
How well-represented are Native youth in the overall population of Native agriculture producers? What difficulties do Native youth face when entering agriculture, and what resources exist to support and empower them? The Native Lands Advocacy Project (NLAP) is happy to announce our new storymap exploring these questions: Building Up Native Youth in Agriculture! One of […]
Conservation Reserve Program
About this Dashboard This data dashboard summarizes data from the USDA FSA conservation reserve program (CRP) for every eligible county in the United States since the program’s inception in 1986 (data for years 1987-2022). The data in this dashboard shows state and county averages in addition to yearly enrollment and rent totals. 0 Years of […]
Building Up Native Youth in Agriculture
How well-represented are Native youth in the overall population of Native agriculture producers? What difficulties do Native youth face when entering agriculture, and what resources exist to support and empower them?
2023 Farm Bill: Native Farm Bill Coalition Priorities & How the NLIS Can Help
By Raven McMullin It goes without saying that the food system in the United States was created without the intent of maintaining or supporting traditional Native foodways. In fact, more than neglecting these traditional systems, new settlers sought to destroy Native food sources and economies—forcing dependence upon a strange and commodified food chain. However, traditional […]
New Demographic Features Added to NLAP’s Agriculture on Native Lands Data Dashboard
By Raven McMullin and Emma Scheerer Using our Agriculture on Native Lands Data Dashboard, you can now explore the age demographics of Native producers on Native lands! Through previous blog posts, story maps, and data dashboards, the Native Lands Advocacy Project (NLAP) has embarked on an extensive and critical analysis of the state of agriculture […]
US Drought Monitor (Google Earth Engine)
This map displays US Drought Conditions updated every Thursday as reported by National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC)
Lakota Organic Growers Embrace Food Sovereignty in Times of Drought and Scarcity
This blog is the second of two posts analyzing the challenges Native communities face accessing clean, sustainable water. Click here if you’d like to read part one. In South Dakota, west of the Missouri River, Lakota farmers have taken steps toward food sovereignty while grappling with limited funds, contaminated wells, and droughts. On the Pine Ridge reservation, semi-arid […]
