Capturing Native American Tribal Residents Needs through Better Data and Query Systems

The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians (LTBB) and the Michigan Institute for Data Science (MIDAS) at the University of Michigan will establish a centralized and comprehensive database that helps to accurately capture the condition of the Tribal Nation and its citizens, as well as their natural and social environments. The central research question is how to manage and integrate data from fragmented sources through the combined strengths of a number of cutting-edge methodologies. This project will play an important role in LTBB’s data-driven policy and serve as an example of supporting data sovereignty of the Native American Nations.