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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.

Former AIPI Student Worker Christina Haswood Running for State Office

June 8, 2020  /  Mikhail Sundust

[UPDATE] This post was originally published June 8, 2020. Yesterday, August 4, Christina won her primary election in Kansas! Now running unopposed,…

Resilience  Indian Country

Indian Country Stands in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter

June 5, 2020  /  Coby Klar

As protests across the country continue to demand justice for George Floyd, a Black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis, many Native…

Resilience  Indian Country

I Can't Breathe, But I Want To

June 3, 2020  /  Dr. Traci Morris

Ittifatpoli (Chickasaw: "talking about things that matter") As we start June of 2020, AIPI and many in our country are still (months later) working…

Resilience  Indian Country

Stories of Resilience from Indian Country, Volume 8

May 22, 2020  /  

As a result of the ongoing pandemic and the public health recommendations that come with it, ASU celebrated its Spring 2020 graduates in a virtual,…

Stories of Resilience from Indian Country, Volume #7

May 16, 2020  /  

A group of ASU alumni organized an essential-needs drive for tribal communities affected by COVID-19. The group sent a 21-foot moving truck full of…

Coronavirus in Indian Country: A Roundtable Hosted by the House Natural Resources Committee Democrats

May 15, 2020  /  

In the fight against COVID-19, tribal nations face many of the same health, education, and economic public policy challenges as non-Native state and…

Broadband  Legislation  COVID-19  Digital Divide  Indian Country

Stories of Resilience from Indian Country, Volume #6

May 8, 2020  /  

Illuminatives and NDN Collective: Native Americans & Covid-19 Town Hall (May 1, 2020)  Illuminatives, in partnership with NDN Collective…

Resilience  Indian Country

New Bill in Congress Aims to Expand Broadband Access for Tribes

May 8, 2020  /  

A new bill announced today by the co-chairs of the Congressional Native American Caucus would give tribes emergency authority of broadband spectrum…

Broadband  COVID-19  Digital Divide

How We Serve Our Indigenous Students

May 7, 2020  /  Dr. Traci Morris

As the school year comes to a close and we all begin another month in some stage of quarantine, it is hard to believe how much our world has changed…

COVID-19  Digital Divide