Our work
TNPI's research and expertise have focused primarily on broadband, technology and Tribal digital sovereignty. Over the past two decades, TNPI has examined how technological advances have affected Tribal communities, documented progress in closing the digital divide and explored the evolution of Tribal sovereignty in the digital age.
Access to high-speed Internet service has become an essential component to the nation’s economy, education, and healthcare. However, federal data continues to show tribal lands are the least connected areas of the country.
Demographics on American Indians & Alaska Natives Who Is An Indian? There is no single federal or tribal criterion that establishes Indian…
Access to high-speed Internet service has become an essential component to the nation’s economy, education, and healthcare. However, federal data…
Resources: Federally Recognized Tribes and Resources for Native Americans Tribal Leader Directory Federal Agencies and Selected Organizations…
Despite a lack of access, higher prices for broadband and often non-existent infrastructure, leaders in some Tribal communities have developed a…
In 2012 and 2013, the American Indian Policy Institute (AIPI) at ASU worked on the Tribal Indicators Project, which sought to carefully analyze and…
Overview of the Project Between 2012 and 2013, the ASU American Indian Policy Institute and Labriola National American Indian Data Center…
