Foreword by Jack Dangermond -- Chapter 1. Managing tribal resources and protecting the environment -- Chapter 2. Moving ahead in transportation -- Chapter 3. Preserving tribal culture and history -- Chapter 4. Economic development on tribal lands -- Chapter 5. Creating healthy communities -- Chapter 6. Connecting communities through primary, secondary, and informal education -- Chapter 7. Building career pathways through higher education -- Chapter 8. Fostering sustainable tribal agriculture and rangelands -- Chapter 9. Ensuring tribal safety -- Chapter 10. Supporting the tribal enterprise.
Summary:
"In Tribal GIS: Supporting Native American Decision Making, tribal leaders describe how their communities use enterprise geographic information systems (GIS) to address their unique challenges as sovereign Nations. This book covers applications in natural resources and the environment, transportation, cultural and historical preservation, economic development, health, education, public safety, and agriculture. Showing how tribal governments responsible for the stewardship of their land and resources and the health and well-being of their People use enterprise GIS to make decisions, Tribal GIS supports tribes new to GIS and those with GIS experience"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.