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 […]
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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.
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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NLAP Welcomes Three New Members to the Team!
The Native Lands Advocacy Project is pleased to announce Chase Christopherson, Emma Scheerer, and Seanna Pieper-Jordan to the team! Chase will be working as NLAP’s Agriculture and Natural Resource Specialist, assisting the team through outreach to Tribes and Native organizations and the development of interactive planning and decision support tools on the NLIS website. Emma and […]
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 […]
NLAP Welcomes Phoebe Bauer to the Team
The Native Lands Advocacy Project is pleased to announce Phoebe Bauer as our new Data Visualization Intern! Phoebe will be helping us craft compelling visualizations for the data housed on the Native Land Information System by developing online maps, data dashboards, and other graphics for our website, blog, and interactive story maps. Welcome aboard, Phoebe! […]
NLAP Welcomes Cetan Christensen
The Native Lands Advocacy Project is pleased to welcome Cetan Christensen to our team as data Researcher! Cetan will be working with our team to develop maps and data tools to assist Tribes across the country with the development implementation of Agriculture Resources Management Plans and Integrated Resources Management plans. Cetan is a researcher who […]
NLAP Welcomes Raven McMullin to the Team
The Native Lands Advocacy Project is pleased to announce Raven McMullin as our new Data Journalism Intern! Raven will be helping us contextualize the data housed on the Native Land Information System by writing timely, place-based content for our blog, storymaps, and for third party publications. She will also be helping us expand our research […]
