About us
Sweet Grass is a collective of dedicated researchers and community development advocates who promote cultural preservation, social equity, and data sovereignty. We partner with tribal, nonprofit, and mission-driven organizations to deliver and measure impact.

Current projects
We take a holistic, systems approach to our work, where individuals, families, households, beliefs, ways of knowing, economies, environments, and governments all play a role.
Making homeownership possible for Native families in South Dakota
South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition is helping Native families overcome systemic barriers to homeownership through data-driven solutions, policy change, workforce development, and community investment.
A community-informed look at the housing ecosystem of Laguna Pueblo
We conducted a comprehensive, community-informed housing needs assessment with Laguna Housing Development & Management Enterprise to support culturally grounded, data-driven housing solutions for Laguna Pueblo.
Food Systems Study: Exploring the Local Food Economy of the Oglála Lakhóta Oyáte
Makoce Agriculture Development is working to transform Pine Ridge's food landscape by building a community-led, culturally rooted food system that reclaims sovereignty and promotes regenerative, local agriculture.
Charitie Herbst, Sourcewell
“Working with Sweet Grass was a huge win for our team. For years, we struggled to measure the impact of our work across the five-county region we serve. Choosing Sweet Grass was easy due to their impressive previous work and their engaging, understanding, and confident approach.”

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