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Long, Cocopah Tribal Councilwoman, Cocopah Indian Tribe Policy Analysis & Research Education & Tribal Services Tools & Resources Latest NNI News Inaugural Class of Master of Professional Studies in Indigenous Governance Students Begin Studies January 30, 2020 The Indigenous Governance Program, a joint program of the Native Nations Institute (NNI) and Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program (IPLP) at the James E. Rogers College of Law, is excited to announce its first-ever cohort... Largest January in Tucson On Record January 30, 2020 The Indigenous Governance Program (IGP) welcomed 118 participants from around the world to January in Tucson 2020 (JIT), capping off the largest JIT on record. JIT is three-week, intensive Indigenous governance education session offered through the... Presenting Research in Puerto Rico: Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting January 30, 2020 Native Nation Institute (NNI) Research Analyst, Mary Beth Jäger (Citizen Potawatomi) and Student Data Manager Kyra James (Navajo Nation, Dine’) presented at the Southern Political Science Association Annual Meeting in San Juan, Puerto Rico... Graduate Research and Travel Award Recipients January 29, 2020 The Native Nations Institute (NNI) is proud to announce the 2020 Graduate Student Research and Travel Awards. Six recipients are working on innovative research related to contemporary Indigenous issues that have practical policy implications and the potential to be useful to… Welcome Eugenia to NNI December 19, 2019 ​Native Nations Institute (NNI) welcomes Eugenia P. Tashquinth (Tohono O’odham and Akimel O’odham), as the new Administrative Assistant. 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