In honor of Native American Heritage Month, we’re highlighting how policies and practices can support Indigenous communities nationwide.
Last year, Urban staff visited the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and witnessed how the tribe’s efforts to prioritize Lakota culture fueled its economic development strategies. With assistance from the US Economic Development Administration, the tribe’s economic development arm is working to create new jobs and promote opportunity while connecting community through culture.
Learn more about the Rosebud Sioux Tribe’s economic development efforts, as well as other Urban work on Native people and communities in the United States.
To build a thriving economy, citizens of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe are putting Lakota values and traditions at the forefront of their economic development strategies.
Pennington County, South Dakota, pursued Safety and Justice Challenge funding to reduce its jail population by improving case processing practices and strengthening relationships with Indigenous communities.
Using a Native-centered approach to data collection not only ensures Native people are accurately represented but also acknowledges their expertise as data collectors, keepers, and users.
Disasters don’t differentiate between communities, but response efforts can. Learn how to better support rural and Native communities through disaster planning, response, and recovery.
