Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day in 2025
Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day from all of us at the Native Lands Advocacy Project (NLAP)! To mark this significant holiday, we’d like to take a moment to recognize and honor what it means for Native peoples across the United States. Indigenous Peoples’ Day is dedicated to the original inhabitants of North America. It is a […]
NLAP Presents at the 2025 America’s Grasslands Conference
The Native Lands Advocacy Project (NLAP) was invited to present at the 2025 America’s Grasslands Conference, June 24-26 in Kearney, Nebraska. The conference was the 7th biennial convening on the conservation of America’s grasslands and was hosted by the National Wildlife Federation, the Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This year’s conference […]
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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.
We Remain Committed to Empowering Tribal Self-Determination & Data Sovereignty
The Native Lands Advocacy Project (NLAP) was founded in 2019 to provide much-needed data support to Native American communities. As a project of the nonprofit Village Earth, NLAP is inspired and guided by 30+ years of grassroots work in direct support of communities’ needs. Since NLAP’s inception, our work has been guided by the needs […]
Announcing NLAP’s New Sponsorship Program
The Native Lands Advocacy Project (NLAP) is pleased to announce our new Sponsorship Program, which allows organizations to pledge funds on an annual basis to support the work we do on behalf of Native peoples. NLAP has historically been supported through grants and generous donations by individuals who recognize the value of our work. We […]
Honoring David Bartecchi
Today and every day, we honor the memory of David Bartecchi: a beloved husband and father, an esteemed member of his community, and a good relative to the earth and all people. David served as the Executive Director of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Village Earth from 2008 onward. In 2019, he co-founded the Native Lands Advocacy […]
Amplifying Indigenous Data Sovereignty on National Data Privacy Day
Today’s observance should spark important conversations about Indigenous data sovereignty and violations of Native data protection in the U.S. This post highlights helpful learning resources published by Native-led organizations and Native scholars on best practices for Native data protection.
Protected: Decision Support Tool for the Wisconsin Food Hub
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Wolf and First Man: An Anishinaabe Story of Companionship and Protection Amid the Growing Threats of Poachers and Habitat Loss
By Aliyah Keuthan Far back into the collective memory of the Ojibwe people is the Anishinaabeg origin story, Ma’iingan (Wolf) and First Man. Wanawaantanegiizhik, John Johnson Sr., a member of the Makwa (Bear) Clan, grandson of Chief Big George Sky, and President of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, recently shared this […]
