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Considerations for investors seeking to implement best practices to solicit the free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) of Indigenous Peoples as to development or resources on and near their lands and territories. Available in English, French, Spanish and Russian.

Drawing from interviews with 22 practitioners comprising philanthropic investors, private investors, Native intermediaries, and Native entrepreneurs, research demonstrates how catalytic capital in Indian Country enables long-term, culturally-aligned success.

A guide to support Indigenous leaders in developing protocols and processes for FPIC priorities. Published with Cultural Surivial and the SIRGE Coalition.

Examines Indigenous Peoples’ attendance and engagement at the annual general meeting (AGM) of large companies in 2024. The report covers nine major shareholder proposals submitted to eight companies in the United States and Canada.

Through a lens of equitable partnerships, this investor brief reviews some of the risks and opportunities in the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Analysis of twelve Indigenous Rights Risk shareholder proposals to major banks, insurance companies and more. 

Though community-driven applied research, this report examines the current state of Native food supply chains and collates recommendations towards strengthening and expanding these chains from Native perspectives.

Why and how companies must account for Indigenous Peoples' land rights to understand and address business and climate risks.

Need and opportunities to prevent continued and increased Indigenous rights violations in renewable energy development. Co-authored with Amazon Watch for Stanford Social Innovation Review.

Scaling enterprise in Indian Country through private equity offers enormous opportunity as tribes seek to diversify their economic development and, given the impacts of the global pandemic, provide jobs and economic opportunities to their citizens.

A strategic, solution-based plan as a companion to our recent article to better understand the time, scale, and capacity necessary to address the rising social problems accompanying the boom of oil and gas development there. Published by the Harvard Journal of Law and Gender

This case study examines impacts attendant to the Dakota Access Pipeline project to highlight the costs that companies, financial institutions, and investors faced by failing to account for the rights of Indigenous Peoples. It asserts that social risk resulting from the absence of adequate human rights protections has material impacts.

Research examines the intersection of sex trafficking and oil and gas development on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota and provdies strategies to address this complex issue.

This article contends that Indigenous Peoples must develop and implement their own FPIC protocol  to assert their rights and offers a model for Indigenous nations in the U.S.