Economic Development
The Impact of Asset Building Strategies in Native Communities: Implications of First Nations’ Integrated Asset Building Model for Economic Development in Tribal Communities
Michael Roberts, President, First Nations Development Institute

Human Needs
Healing of the Canoe: The Community Pulling Together: A Collaborative Community Based Participatory Research Project of The Suquamish Tribe and the University of Washington
Lisa R. Thomas, Research Scientist, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington

Where Are Our American Indian and Alaska Native Students? Using Data and Taking Action to Improve Education
Malia Villegas, Ph.D. Candidate, Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Senior Intern, Alaska Native Policy
Center

Litigation and Governance
Protecting our Citizenship through Tribal Laws and Tribal Courts
Carrie E. Garrow, Executive Director, Center for Indigenous Law, Governance, and Citizen, Syracuse University, College of Law

“Native American DNA:” Implications for Citizenship and Identity
Kim TallBear, Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies and Affiliate of the American Indian Policy & Leadership Development Center, Arizona State University

New Equitable Defenses in Federal Indian Law
Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University College of Law, and Director, Indigenous Law and Policy Center, and Kathryn E. Fort, Staff Attorney, Indigenous Law and Policy Center

Natural Resources
Native Communities and Climate Change: Legal and Policy Approaches to Protect Tribal Legal Rights
Mark Squillace, Director, Natural Resources Law Center and Jonathan Hanna, Research Associate,
Natural Resources Law Center, University of Colorado School of Law