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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.

New Year, New Updates (a message from our director)

January 19, 2021 / Traci Morris

Afammi Himitta' Ayokpa (Happy New Year). We all hope this will be a better year than 2020. Yet, we cannot overlook the good work that took place in…

Congress Governance Resilience Indian Country

Native American Congresswoman Nominated for Secretary of Interior

December 17, 2020 /

Today, President-elect Joe Biden made history in nominating New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland for Secretary of the Interior. This…

Congress Governance Indian Country

2020 Class of Indigenous Elected Officials

November 30, 2020 / Erin Granillo-Walker

The 2020 elections featured the highest number of ballots cast in American history and was a landmark election for Indigenous representation at the…

Resilience Voting Rights Indian Country

Nannakya ilánchi. Everything is changing.

November 16, 2020 / Traci Morris

Nannakya ilánchi. Everything is changing. Everything has changed. The election is over, and as we struggle with how we as a nation go forward,…

Resilience Indian Country

Native American Heritage Month 2020

November 4, 2020 /

Native American Heritage Month was declared in 1990 by George H.W. Bush via Joint resolution designating November 1990 National American Indian…

Resilience Indian Country

Google Plus Codes - An Alternative Method for Mapping Tribal Lands

October 21, 2020 / Brian Howard

In a recent blog post, Google highlighted the work it has done with the Navajo Nation to adopt Google Plus Codes as an alternative to typical…

Innovation Indian Country

Being Good Ancestors Means Working to #BeTheSolution

October 9, 2020 / Traci Morris

"This country was founded on genocide and slavery.” W. Kamau Bell got straight to the point when he offered this pointedly accurate assessment of…

Resilience Sovereignty Indian Country

Census Bureau Ordered to Continue Data Collection through October 31, Deadline for Apportionment Reporting Extended As Well

September 25, 2020 / Mikhail Sundust

Yesterday, a federal district court judge ruled in National Urban League et al. v. Wilbur L. Ross Jr. et al in favor of the plaintiffs, that the U.S…

Vote-by-Mail is an Important Voting Method, Crucial that Indigenous Voices Have Input

August 28, 2020 / Coby Klar

This year, with the nation living under the shadow of a pandemic, and an expectation that COVID-19 will continue to be a presence well into the fall…

Voting Rights