Innovative Ideas
AIGPI highlights groundbreaking initiatives by tribal communities and organizations that are addressing critical issues in Native communities. These innovative efforts range from food sovereignty to environmental stewardship, economic development, and cultural preservation.
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- Cities and Tribes Give Nature Legal Rights for a New Environmental Approach
- Tribe Grants Personhood to Klamath River
- First-ever Compendium of Indigenous Technologies for Climate-Resilient Design
- Tribal Leaders Advocate for South Dakota Solar Project as a Model
- Native Renewables: Powering Tribal Communities
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- Can Do: Montana Tribe Builds Global Tech Powerhouse From Scratch
- Indian Business Alliances: Shared Vision and Pathways
- Economic Analytics Driving Better Economic Decisions for Indian Country
- Rez Rising Promotes Small Native American-Owned Businesses
- Wisconsin Tribes Collaborate on Business Initiatives
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- IllumiNative Launches Toolkit to Change the Narrative of Indian Country
- Reclaiming Sacred Tobacco – New Documentary on Tobacco Traditions
- First ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi Article Published in UH Law Journal
- Tribal Leaders and Musicians Raise Awareness of COVID-19 Among Kids
- Piikani Lodge Health Institute Promotes Cultural Health Practices
Additional Innovative Ideas
- Donald Warne: We Need More Indigenous Doctors, Stat. Here’s How to Do It.
- Native Land Digital’s Native land interactive map
- Indian Business Alliances: Shared Vision and Intersecting Pathways
- Building Back Better: Indigenous Stewardship Key to More Resilient Economy
- Siyeh Communications working to provide high
- First-ever compendium of indigenous technologies provides a powerful toolkit for climate-resilient design
- Fort Robinson Outbreak Spiritual Run
- The Rights of Wild Rice
- Cherokee Nation Increases Effort to Save Historical Sites in Northeast Oklahoma
- Tribal Leaders Hope Large South Dakota Solar Project Becomes Model for Others
- Wisconsin Tribes Collaborate on Business Initiative
- Indigenous Leadership Initiative
- New Video Spotlights Indigenous Guardians’ Leadership on the Land
- The Klamath River now has the legal rights of a person
- Indigenous Wellness Research Institute
- Indigenizing the News: Elevating Indigenous Voices and Educating Allies
- First tribe in the U.S. recognizes Rights of Nature into law
- NTU Trail Ride From Arizona to New Mexico Raises Awareness About Higher Education and Health
- Native Renewables: Powering Up Tribal Communities
- Economic Analytics Driving Better Economic Decisions for Indian Country
- East Glacier group passes down traditional Native games
- A New Approach for Tripartite Investment in First Nation Mental Health & Wellness
- Introducing: Indigenous Geographies
- Salish Kootenai College Indigenous Research Center