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Data doing good.
Whose numbers? What to know before using federal data for Native and rural communities
Some people and places, predominantly in rural and minority areas, are reliably missed in federal census data. We discuss when “hard-to-count” populations are overlooked, and what to do to address it.
Promises made and fought for: How the Boldt Decision restored broken treaty rights to tribal fisheries
This landmark court ruling fundamentally reshaped how treaty rights are understood and applied in the United States.
How the renaming of Mount Blue Sky honors a deeper story of the land
Guided by the voices of the first inhabitants, this project tells the story of how culturally responsive collaboration can help reflect the true socio-ecological character and history of a place.
Culture shapes relationships between people, other living beings, and the environments they share
Through his research on recreational fishing in southwest Florida and a new fishing-focused market study for Pacific Northwest Tribal Lending, Max Van Oostenburg shares how culture influences human-environment interactions.