Rob Maxim

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! Did you know that while Native Americans account for 3% of the U.S. population, just 0.5% of philanthropic funding goes to Native-exclusive causes? Some insights from our @brookings.edu research about the need for more robust philanthropic investment in Indian Country

In the wake of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history last year, I spoke with Terry Gerton at @federalnewsnetwork.com about how shutdowns affect Tribal nations, and the problems that relying on discretionary funding create for Native Americans.

Proud that @nativerights.bsky.social cited my @brookings.edu research with Glencora Haskins in their amicus brief for National Council of Nonprofits v. OMB. This federal case is challenging the Trump Administration's attempted blanket funding freeze, which would significantly harm Indian Country

Last month I had the honor of giving the fireside keynote at the @minneapolisfed.bsky.social’s Center for Indian Country Development data summit. @camohrwriter.bsky.social has put out a great new article overviewing the summit and its takeaways for Indian Country:

This week our @brookings.edu team released a report on how public data fails Tribes and Native American people. It comes as the federal government works to undermine confidence in public data. Here’s a thread on why you should care about high-quality data, and how to improve it for Native people 👇

Finally, federal, state, and regional policymakers should work to make government data more accurate and relevant to Tribes and Native American people. This includes by expanding the number of Native people working in data positions across all levels of government.

This week our @brookings.edu team released a report on how public data fails Tribes and Native American people. It comes as the federal government works to undermine confidence in public data. Here’s a thread on why you should care about high-quality data, and how to improve it for Native people 👇

Next, the federal government, states, and regions should invest in Tribal data capacity. This could include providing funding to help Tribes develop their own in-house data expertise, and to design new data tools to meet their specific needs.

This week our @brookings.edu team released a report on how public data fails Tribes and Native American people. It comes as the federal government works to undermine confidence in public data. Here’s a thread on why you should care about high-quality data, and how to improve it for Native people 👇

In response to these challenges, our report provides a robust set of ideas to improve data about Tribes and Native Americans. While federal action is essential, it may not be likely over the next several years. Given that, the report also provides ideas for state and regional governments to pursue.

This week our @brookings.edu team released a report on how public data fails Tribes and Native American people. It comes as the federal government works to undermine confidence in public data. Here’s a thread on why you should care about high-quality data, and how to improve it for Native people 👇

Finally, some federal, state, and local data remains inaccessible to Tribes. Moreover, many public data sets about Tribes and Native people, including demographic information and public health data, among others, are now being removed.

This week our @brookings.edu team released a report on how public data fails Tribes and Native American people. It comes as the federal government works to undermine confidence in public data. Here’s a thread on why you should care about high-quality data, and how to improve it for Native people 👇

Third, many data sets treat Native Americans as just a race, a decision that reflects misunderstandings about Native identity and Tribal governance. In California, nearly 90% of Native American people identify as multi-racial or Hispanic, illustrating that Native people aren’t just one “race.”

This week our @brookings.edu team released a report on how public data fails Tribes and Native American people. It comes as the federal government works to undermine confidence in public data. Here’s a thread on why you should care about high-quality data, and how to improve it for Native people 👇

First, sample sizes for data about Native Americans are often too small, which affects the quality of many data sets To illustrate this, look at the total Native American population across three different Census data products. The data sets vary by over 24%, despite measuring the same data point

This week our @brookings.edu team released a report on how public data fails Tribes and Native American people. It comes as the federal government works to undermine confidence in public data. Here’s a thread on why you should care about high-quality data, and how to improve it for Native people 👇

With good data, policymakers can make laws and regulations that reflect the conditions of the people they serve, and can make informed decisions about how to best support their citizens. Native Americans need data that sufficiently measures their populations, lands, and governing priorities.

This week our @brookings.edu team released a report on how public data fails Tribes and Native American people. It comes as the federal government works to undermine confidence in public data. Here’s a thread on why you should care about high-quality data, and how to improve it for Native people 👇

Great piece by Jourdan Bennett-Begaye at @ict-news.bsky.social on our new report about Native American data. We discussed how state and regional governments can help improve data for Tribes and Native American people in the wake of the federal government’s destructive actions toward public data.

Can confirm that no Native people are clamoring for the Commanders to use their old name. However, if you’re wondering what Native people actually want from the Trump Admin, you can listen to my recent podcast ep with Allison Neswood of @nativerights.bsky.social: www.brookings.edu/articles/rob...