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Toolkits, policy documents, and a digital library for building Indigenous economic futures.
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Economic Development
BNGA Grants Webinar Series
Buffalo Nations Grasslands Alliance (BNGA) is hosting a three-part webinar series designed to strengthen grant capacity for Tribal land managers, Tribal departments, and Native-led nonprofits across the Northern Great Plains. Join us as BNGA Grants Manager Mali Souksavath shares practical guidance on writing competitive grant proposals and navigating grant reporting requirements. Webinar Schedule: • Tips for Competitive Grant Writing – April 7, 2026 | 10:00 AM MST • Grant Reporting – May 14, 2026 | 10:00 AM MST • Grant Success Stories – June 9, 2026 | 10:00 AM MST Whether you're new to grant writing or looking to strengthen your proposals, this series will provide helpful tools and insights to support your projects. 📲 Register for the first webinar here: https://bit.ly/4bbJhDG
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Indigenous Rights
Free, Prior and Informed Consent: A Practical Guide
Explains FPIC principles, their legal basis, and practical applications for Indigenous communities facing development projects on or near their territories.
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Economic Development
Native Business Development Resources
Curated resources for Native entrepreneurs and Native-owned businesses, including access to capital, certification programs, and technical assistance.
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Funding & Grants
Grant Writing for Tribal Organizations: A Step-by-Step Guide
Practical guide covering all aspects of grant writing for tribal organizations, from identifying funders to crafting compelling narratives and managing reporting requirements.
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Environmental Stewardship
Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Climate Adaptation
Research report examining how Traditional Ecological Knowledge can inform climate adaptation strategies for forest management in the Sierra Nevada.
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Cultural Preservation
Tribal Historic Preservation Program Manual
Step-by-step guidance for establishing and operating a Tribal Historic Preservation Officer program under the National Historic Preservation Act.
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Data Sovereignty
Indigenous Data Sovereignty: A Guide for Tribes
An introduction to Indigenous data sovereignty principles and practical guidance for tribes asserting governance over their data.
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Language Revitalization
Native Language Preservation Toolkit
Practical toolkit for communities undertaking language revitalization work, including community assessment tools, program models, and best practices.
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Tribal Governance
Tribal Government Handbook: Essential Resources for Tribal Leaders
Comprehensive resource covering tribal sovereignty, governance structures, federal Indian law, and practical tools for tribal government operations.
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Indigenous Women & Gender Justice
Land Back: Corrina Gould at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research (Stanford, 2022)
Keynote talk by Corrina Gould (Chochenyo Ohlone/Lisjan), co-founder of Sogorea Te' Land Trust, at Stanford's Clayman Institute for Gender Research. Gould connects indigenous women's leadership, land return, and the intersections of gender justice and Land Back organizing in the Bay Area and beyond.
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Indigenous Women & Gender Justice
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls: MMIW Resources (NIWRC)
Resource hub from the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center on the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). Includes policy briefs, legislative analysis, community safety resources, and advocacy tools for tribal communities, advocates, and policymakers working to address MMIWG.
Indigenous Women & Gender Justice
CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance
The CARE Principles (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, Ethics) provide a framework for Indigenous data governance that centers Indigenous rights and interests in how data about Indigenous peoples is collected, held, and used. A counterpart to FAIR data principles, grounded in indigenous sovereignty over information about communities, lands, and cultures.
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Indigenous Women & Gender Justice
Accomplices Not Allies: Abolishing the Ally Industrial Complex
Foundational Indigenous Action Media essay challenging the "ally" framework and calling for a shift from performative allyship to active complicity in dismantling systems of oppression. Widely cited in indigenous, racial justice, and environmental advocacy communities as essential reading for non-indigenous partners and organizations.
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Indigenous Women & Gender Justice
Without a Whisper: Native Women and First Women's Rights (PBS)
PBS documentary film restoring the largely erased history of how Haudenosaunee women's political power, governance structures, and sovereignty influenced early American feminists and the 19th-century suffrage movement.
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Tribal Governance
Tribal Consultation Policy Guide — Executive Order 13175 and Beyond
Policy guide covering the federal government's consultation obligations under Executive Order 13175 (Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments), the Presidential Memorandum of 2021, and agency-specific policies. Explains when consultation is required, what it must include, and how tribes can hold agencies accountable.
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Tribal Governance
Self-Governance Compacting: A Guide for Tribes (Self-Governance Communication and Education Tribal Consortium)
Practical guide to the Title IV self-governance compacting process under P.L. 93-638, through which tribal nations assume direct control of federal programs previously administered by the BIA and IHS. Covers compact negotiation, annual funding agreements, program waivers, and reporting requirements.
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Tribal Governance
Rebuilding Native Nations: Strategies for Governance and Development (Native Nations Institute)
The Native Nations Institute at University of Arizona's hub for research on effective tribal governance, nation-building, and self-determination. Synthesizes decades of research into what distinguishes successful tribal governance: sovereignty, capable governing institutions, a cultural match, and a strategic orientation. Essential for tribal leaders, staff, and partners.
Tribal Governance
Tribal Business Structure Handbook (2008 Edition)
Foundational handbook covering organizational and legal structures available to tribal nations for economic development — including wholly-owned tribal enterprises, Section 17 federal corporations, LLCs, and joint ventures — with analysis of sovereignty protections and liability.