If you have not checked out what we’re up to lately, I encourage you to take a look. I’m so excited about what the AIPI team is accomplishing. About how they’ve grown and gelled as a team. All you have to do is read about what’s going on with the Indigenous Leadership Academy’s second cohort of 27 emerging leaders from 15 tribal nations in 8 states and Washington, DC. Or take a look at our recent policy and research publications on a major Supreme Court Ruling and FCC Data Collection. Additionally, we’re working as part of the Indigneous Faculty Collective at Arizona State University on setting up a series of...
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Welcome to the ASU American Indian Policy Institute's Official Blog. The purpose of this blog is to provide an immediate way to get vital information out to Tribal Nations, to provide a more interactive space for information to get out to those working with Native Nations and to provide a more personal space for stories related. This is an educational space. Therefore, all writing is done by AIPI staff, will be vetted by leadership, and will have links or documentation to support concepts, ideas, and topics. If you have any concerns or suggestions about the blog please contact us directly.
Monday, September 19, 2022
Posted by
Traci L. Morris, Ph.D
Executive Director
Traci L. Morris, Ph.D
Executive Director
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Posted by
Kristen Talbert
Indigenous Leadership Academy Program Manager
Kristen Talbert
Indigenous Leadership Academy Program Manager
This is a repost of a previous blog. Networking is such an important piece of leadership and an integral part of the Indigineous Leadership Program. I thought it appropriate that it be shared again. Thank you for reading the Indigenous Leadership Academy blog. Please sign up for our email list here .
Imagine this, you’re at a networking event and you don’t know anyone there. How do you feel? How do you create connections, seemingly, out of thin air? One fundamental piece of leadership is networking, and it is a necessary skill in every leader’s toolkit. There is an exercise called...
Friday, September 9, 2022
Posted by
EJ John
Policy & Research Analyst
EJ John
Policy & Research Analyst
AIPI congratulates the Arizona Tribes and Tribal entities who were awarded with new Broadband funding over the last few weeks. On August 30, 2022, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced $105,846,128.07 in grants to five Tribal entities in Arizona. The NTIA awarded grants to Hopi Telecommunications, Inc. , Navajo Tribal Utility Authority , Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona , San Carlos Apache Tribal Council/Triplet Mountain Communications, Inc. , and the White...
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Posted by
Kristen Talbert
Indigenous Leadership Academy Program Manager
Kristen Talbert
Indigenous Leadership Academy Program Manager
The American Indian Policy Institute’s Indigenous Leadership Academy (ILA) is currently running its second cohort! Sign up here to follow along and receive ILA updates.
I wanted to do a “where are they now?” series from the first ILA cohort for a while now. The first cohort was a learning curve for me and the cohort came with so many wonderful ideas and insights. I really enjoyed getting to know them and I wanted the rest of the world to know them too.
Our first guest in this series is Mikah...
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Posted by
Kristen Talbert
Indigenous Leadership Academy Program Manager
Kristen Talbert
Indigenous Leadership Academy Program Manager
The Indigenous Leadership Academy (ILA) is set to begin this week. This cohort of participants represent 15 tribes from 8 states and Washington D.C. This is a benchmark for the ILA and we are excited to share our journey. The 10 module program is designed with guest speakers for each module. These guest speakers have expertise in their field which directly relates to each module. For module 1 we are delighted to have Dr. Angela Gonzales as our facilitator. She is also a Thought Leaders Fellow at the American Indian Policy Institute. Sarah Echohawk, CEO of AISES ...
Monday, July 25, 2022
Posted by
Sadie Vermillion
Policy Research Assistant
Sadie Vermillion
Policy Research Assistant
On June 29, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) delivered a decision that reverberated throughout all of Indian Country. In the case of Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta , the Court held that “the Federal Government and the State have concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute crimes committed by non-Indians against Indians in Indian country.” In response to this decision the American Indian Policy Institute is providing consolidated resources in one place for those interested in learning more about the Castro-Huerta decision and implications for Tribal sovereignty.
The decision in Castro-Huerta directly contradicts long-settled...
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Posted by
Kristen Talbert
Indigenous Leadership Academy Program Coordinator
Kristen Talbert
Indigenous Leadership Academy Program Coordinator
The Indigenous Leadership Academy Fall 2022 Cohort application closes tomorrow, at midnight MST.. There’s still time to apply! You can learn more about the Indigenous Leadership Academy by visiting our webpage here .
Have you seen the video of the spelling bee and the student who cannot understand the word being given? He keeps asking clarifying questions and it's comical how long it takes. You can watch it here . This past weekend while hiking, my partner and I were discussing the video and we agreed, if the student had...
Monday, July 11, 2022
Posted by
Traci Morris
Executive Director
Traci Morris
Executive Director
So much change. There’s been so much change in such a short period of time. In late 2019, AIPI had just published the Tribal Technology Assessment and moved from The College to Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions. By early 2020, we had our first real grants supporting our work and we were so optimistic. Then it changed.
The changes brought on and accelerated by the pandemic were unprecedented. There were some unexpected and frankly unbelievable gains in 2020 and 2021 as COVID shined the light on things; as Tribes have always been the canary in a coal mine. However, now the policy pendulum...
Monday, July 4, 2022
Posted by
Kristen Talbert
Indigenous Leadership Academy Program Coordinator
Kristen Talbert
Indigenous Leadership Academy Program Coordinator
For 2022-2023, the American Indian Policy Institute is grateful to announce the renewal of the inaugural cohort of the Thought Leaders Fellowship Program (TLFP). This year’s cohort welcomes back three Faculty Affiliates, Denise Bates Ph.D., Angela Gonzales Ph.D., and Stacy Leeds J.D.. “I am very impressed with the high-caliber cohort AIPI has created for our first Thought Leaders Fellowship Program," said AIPI Executive Director Traci Morris, Ph.D. "We are pleased to have them back and we look forward to further development and a continued collaborative...
Monday, June 27, 2022
Posted by
Kristen Talbert
Indigenous Leadership Academy Program Coordinator
Kristen Talbert
Indigenous Leadership Academy Program Coordinator
The Indigenous Leadership Academy Application is now open! In this blog post, I wanted to answer some questions I’ve gotten from people about the Indigenous Leadership Academy. If you are an Indigenous person who wants to be a contributor to your community you should apply to this academy!
When does the application open?
The application is open now! You can apply here: https://bit.ly/3ne1rvJ
When does the application close?
The application closes on July 22, 2022, so be sure to get your application in as soon as possible.
How is the cohort...