Soil Capability on US Native Lands
About this Dashboard This data dashboard summarizes data from the 2021 Soil Survey for 552 unique Native land areas in the coterminous United States and can be filtered by one or more Native land areas. 0 Soil Classifications 0 m Unique Soil Units 0 Native Land Areas 0 Data Visualizations 0 k Possible Visualizations About […]
Data on Native Land Acreage and Leasing
About this Dashboard This data dashboard summarizes results from a comprehensive search for data availability on Native land areas and leasing of Native lands between 1887 and 2020. About the Data This data displays the years of data acquired by the Native Lands Advocacy Project as part of an exhaustive search of libraries, government publications, […]
The Racial Disparity in Agriculture on Native Lands
About this Dashboard This data story summarizes data from the 2017 USDA Census of Agriculture for American Indian Reservations as it relates to racial disparity that exists between native and non-natives agricultural operators on Native Lands. About the Data It was not until 2002 when the USDA began conducting a special census for American Indian Reservation. The first […]
Total Area of US Native Lands in Acres: 1912-1984
About this Dashboard This data dashboard summarizes land area data from the Annual Report of the Commission of Indian Affairs for the years 1912-1920 and the BIA Annual Report of Indian Lands for the years 1966, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1983, and 1984 and can be filtered by one or more native […]
Food-System Transition Index for US Native Land
Food-System Transition Index The Food-System Transition Index for US Native Land is a first of a kind tool specifically designed for Native Land which compiles 20 key indicators to measure the transition to healthy food-systems. Here, you will find a baseline measure connecting different aspects of food-systems such as agricultural land use, land sovereignty, healthy […]
The Status of Native Lands
THE STATUS OF NATIVE LANDS The US Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is responsible for the administration and management of 68.5 million surface acres and 57 million acres of subsurface mineral estates held in trust by the United States Government for Native Americans and tribes. But how well are these assets being managed and what data exists […]
What’s Growing on US Native Lands
About this Dashboard This data dashboard summarizes data from the USDA Cropland Data Layer for 552 unique native land areas in the coterminous United States for the years 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022 and can be filtered for one or more native land area. 0 Cropland Cover Types 0 Native Land […]
Land Covers on Native Lands in the Coterminous United States
About this Dashboard This data dashboard summarizes the total area for 16 land covers for 848 native land areas (reservations and off reservation trust lands) in the conterminous United States for 2001, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2013, 2016, and 2019. 0 Unique Land Covers 0 Native Land Areas 0 Years of Coverage 0 Data Visualizations 0 […]
Bureau of Indian Affairs Land Area Totals for US Native Lands for 2019
About this Dashboard This data dashboard presents 2019 land area totals from the US Bureau of Indian Affairs for Native Lands for 491 native lands and off-reservation trust lands. The data includes acreage totals for Fee, Trust and Restricted lands broken down by Individual and Tribal for each of the 491 native land area. 0 […]
Native Agriculture & Land Use
NATIVE AGRICULTURE Agriculture has and continues to be an important component of Native economies and cultures. Historically, it has been extremely difficult to find data to understand the extent, demographics, and potential of agriculture on native lands – until now! This page includes a vast collection of data and resources to assist native peoples better […]