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Tribes innovate economic data practices based on tribal values
Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
June 24, 2025
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Spatial Structural Change
Fabian Eckert | University of California, San Diego Michael Peters | Visiting Scholar, Institute
June 23, 2025
Research
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Cutting Hours Instead of Cutting Jobs: Shared Work Within the Unemployment Insurance System
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A fifth of this Upper Peninsula community's economy is mining. Can it diversify?
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
June 4, 2025
Article
On the bank of a picturesque river in Canada, a First Nations woman casts her fishing rod into the water. She appears from behind, mid-foreground, and is wearing a fluorescent green jacket, green pants, brown boots, and a light-colored hat. Mountains, pine trees, and a partly cloudy sky are reflected on the river's surface.
Economic implications of reaffirming Indigenous land rights: Lessons from Canada
Rob Gillezeau | University of Toronto
May 30, 2025
Article
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Using tailored services, Native CDFIs work to foster financial resilience
Harley Kell | Policy Fellow, Center for Indian Country Development
May 28, 2025
Article
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Data drive updates to state unemployment insurance systems
Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
May 16, 2025
Article
In a brightly lit residential kitchen that is partially stripped down to the studs, a drywall installer with his back to the camera uses a cordless drill to attach a drywall panel to the ceiling joists. He wears a long-sleeve, maroon-colored shirt and is using his left hand to brace the panel in place as he holds the drill in his right hand.
Roofs, repairs, and rodents: How housing quality has climbed in the Twin Cities
Erik Hembre | Senior Economist, Community Development and Engagement
April 29, 2025
Article
Inside an industrial building, a male worker wearing a black welding hood, navy blue long-sleeve shirt, and protective gloves bends over the edge of a metal table and welds with a small torch. The seal of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians is visible on the side of the hood. Various machines and a large, vertical, translucent yellow screen or safety shield are visible in the background.
New data showcase the breadth of tribally owned businesses
Ava LaPlante | Research Assistant, Center for Indian Country Development Elijah Moreno | Cornell University Vanessa Palmer | Data Director, Center for Indian Country Development
April 15, 2025
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Federal contract consolidation: Help or hindrance for Native entity enterprises?
Jacqui Baldwin-LeClair | Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Indian Country Development Ava LaPlante | Research Assistant, Center for Indian Country Development
April 9, 2025
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Insights from a decade of economic research in Indian Country
Casey Lozar | Vice President, Director of Center for Indian Country Development Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
April 3, 2025
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How low-income women experience the unemployment insurance system
Mary Hogan | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Amalea Jubara | Research Assistant, Center for Indian Country Development
April 3, 2025
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