Announcing Our New “Preserving Intact Habitat on Native Lands” Storymap!

What is intact habitat, and why is it important? How has preserving intact habitat been the key to addressing tribal priorities? What resource tools exist for tribes to utilize in their own intact habitat planning?  To help answer these questions and more, NLAP is happy to announce our new storymap, Preserving Intact Habitat on US […]

Announcing New Updates to Our National Land Cover Database Dashboard!

By Raven McMullin  //  April 18, 2022 NLAP remains committed to making available to Tribes, Native organizations, and land caretakers the most relevant and current data critical for Native land planning and research. In furtherance of this commitment, we are excited to announce new updates to our National Land Cover Database Dashboard (NLCD) along with a […]

Pine Ridge Land Information System (PRLIS)

The Pine Ridge Land Information System was developed by Village Earth in partnership with the Oglala Sioux Tribe Land office. The PRLIS makes it possible to search for parcels using a Tract ID. The PRLIS also houses original allotment maps, count plat maps, range unit maps, Land Cover Data, and more.

Key Biodiversity Areas: A Tool for Tribal Climate Planning?

By Aude K. Chesnais “At a time where climate planning becomes urgent and global attention is increasing on the ecological value of land, Native Peoples’ land stewardship practices may well gain in recognition, which could strengthen tribal sovereignty in the US” Today, Indigenous peoples manage 80% of the world’s biodiversity, yet they receive only 0.74% […]

Sustainable Food Systems for US Native Lands: A Story Untold

The myth of an “empty land” where Natives lived idly without making good use of their natural resources is persistent and served as the primary base to justify taking lands away from tribes. Contrary to stereotypes, Native Agriculture was diverse and flourishing prior to settler colonialism.

Re-introducing the Lakota Lands Information System

The Pine Ridge Land Information System (PRLIS) is a web-based land information system designed to assist members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe to access information about their lands and resources. The PRLIS was developed Village Earth (a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit in partnership with the Oglala Sioux Tribe Land Office and made possible with support from the Indian Land Tenure Foundation.

Allotment Timeline on the Pine Ridge Reservation

Allotment on the Pine Ridge Reservation

About this Dashboard This data dashboard, developed by the Native Lands Advocacy Project, summarizes allotment data for the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and Nebraska and made available to the public through the Bureau of Land Management’s General Land Office website.  Allotments 0 Years of Coverage 0 Data Visualizations 0 Possible Visualizations 0 About the […]

Leasing of Native Lands by the US Bureau of Indian Affairs

About this Dashboard This data dashboard displays the acres of native lands leased by the Bureau of Indian Affairs between 1880 and 1985 and can be filtered by Native land area and year. 0 Native Land Areas 0 Years of Coverage 0 k Possible Visualizations About the Data Village Earth with support from the Indian […]