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Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana Health & Housing Needs Assessment
Needs Assessments, Tribal and Local Kevin Klingbeil Needs Assessments, Tribal and Local Kevin Klingbeil

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana Health & Housing Needs Assessment

This project will take place as a part of a larger statewide Tribal health and housing study that will incorporate new data collection in Tribal and Native communities and an overarching stakeholder-driven framework of meetings, discussion sessions and working groups involving Tribes, Tribal programs, Native organizations and the agencies and organizations serving and supporting Tribal and Native communities to revisit outdated approaches, foster innovation and advance more proactive policies.

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Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Housing Study and Needs Assessment
Needs Assessments, Tribal and Local Kevin Klingbeil Needs Assessments, Tribal and Local Kevin Klingbeil

Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Housing Study and Needs Assessment

This study will provide the background necessary to develop a comprehensive housing plan that meets the needs of current and future community members. The household survey seeks to gather accurate information about the residents and households of the Warm Springs Reservation while additional surveys for reservation youth, employees, and tribal members living off-reservation round-out the storytelling effort.

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Cow Creek Housing Needs Assessment
Needs Assessments, Tribal and Local Kevin Klingbeil Needs Assessments, Tribal and Local Kevin Klingbeil

Cow Creek Housing Needs Assessment

The Cow Creek Housing Needs Assessment seeks to answer this key question: what are the housing needs of Cow Creek members both inside and outside of the Tribe’s seven-county service area?

The project involved not only a household survey distributed to all Cow Creek member households (within and without the Tribe’s service area), but also an employer survey that sought input from major Roseburg employers to learn more about housing shortage in the broader community, and interviews with knowledgeable parties from Tribal and municipal leadership.

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Dry Creek Community Needs and GIS Mapping
Needs Assessments, Tribal and Local, GIS Mapping Kevin Klingbeil Needs Assessments, Tribal and Local, GIS Mapping Kevin Klingbeil

Dry Creek Community Needs and GIS Mapping

The Dry Creek Community Needs Assessment and GIS Mapping Project has been set in motion to assist the Dry Creek Band of Pomo Indians in collecting relevant, accurate, and comprehensive data about the characteristics, demographic trends, and other needs of both the community and physical environment of the Band.

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Tulalip Tribes of Washington Community Needs Assessment
Needs Assessments, Tribal and Local Kevin Klingbeil Needs Assessments, Tribal and Local Kevin Klingbeil

Tulalip Tribes of Washington Community Needs Assessment

The Tulalip Tribes Community Needs Assessment was set in motion to assist the Tulalip Tribes in collecting relevant, accurate, and comprehensive data about the characteristics, demographic trends, and other needs of Tulalip Tribal member households in Snohomish County, Washington. The project presents an exciting opportunity to shape housing, health, education, cultural, and economic development strategies that meet the collective needs of Tulalip community members.

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Nch'i Wana Community Needs Assessment
Needs Assessments, Tribal and Local Kevin Klingbeil Needs Assessments, Tribal and Local Kevin Klingbeil

Nch'i Wana Community Needs Assessment

Nch’i Wana Housing is working with Big Water Consulting to conduct a Community Needs Assessment of people living along the Columbia River at treaty and in-lieu fishing sites and adjacent communities. The Community Needs Assessment will collect actionable data that Nch’i Wana Housing and its partners providing services to tribal members and residents of these sites can use to plan for future housing and community development projects and to strengthen their programs and services.

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Nisqually Indian Tribal Needs Assessment
Tribal and Local, Needs Assessments Kevin Klingbeil Tribal and Local, Needs Assessments Kevin Klingbeil

Nisqually Indian Tribal Needs Assessment

The Nisqually Indian Tribe is working with Big Water Consulting to conduct a Tribal Needs Assessment of households living on the reservation. The Nisqually Tribal Needs Assessment Survey aims to provide a better understanding of how Nisqually tribal members prioritize treaty rights issues and develop a better understanding of the Tribe's current circumstances. The survey will determine current housing conditions, which tribal services are known to the community, which programs are used by households, and how connected they are to community services and activities such as fishing, hunting, and gathering. The Needs Assessment will also provide an opportunity to better understand how the Nisqually tribe can communicate with the community and how tribal members feel about long-term vs. short-term investment in tribal resources.

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Big Valley Rancheria Community Needs Assessment
Tribal and Local, Needs Assessments Kevin Klingbeil Tribal and Local, Needs Assessments Kevin Klingbeil

Big Valley Rancheria Community Needs Assessment

Lake County, California
Big Valley Rancheria is home to the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians, descendents of the Xa-Ben-Na-Po Band of Pomo Indians that have inhabited the Clear Lake area of present-day California for thousands of years. The Big Vallery Rancheria Community Needs Assessment seeks to gather data on the housing and other programming needs of Big Valley residents and Tribal members. The needs assessment will also inform renovations to rental housing being conducted by Sustainable Native Communities Design Lab at MASS Design, a Native-owned architecture firm.

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