HONORING
NATIONS
Honoring
Contributions in the Governance of American Indian
Nations
An Awards Program that
Identifies, Celebrates & Shares
Outstanding Examples of Tribal Governance
Honoring
Contributions in the Governance of American Indian
Nations (Honoring Nations) is a national awards
program that identifies, celebrates, and shares
outstanding examples of tribal governance. The program
is administered by the Harvard Project on American
Indian Economic Development at Harvard's Kennedy
School of Government. Honoring Nations was launched
in 1998 with the support of the Ford Foundation,
which sponsors similar governmental best practices
programs around the globe. The awards spotlight
tribal government programs and initiatives that
are especially effective in addressing critical
concerns and challenges facing the more than 560
Indian nations and their citizens. Honorees serve
as sources of knowledge and inspiration throughout
Indian Country and beyond.
About
Honoring Nations
Honoring
Nations 2008
Previous
Honorees:
2006 / 2005
/ 2003 / 2002
/ 2000 / 1999
Excellence
in Tribal Governance: Honoring Nations Case Studies
PDF
Directory of Award Winning Programs
See
Honoring Nations award winning programs in Tiller's
Guide to Indian Country
HONORING
NATIONS PROGRAM SUPPORTERS
The
Ford Foundation
The
Ford Foundation is a private nonprofit institution
that serves as a resource for innovative people
and institutions worldwide. Its goals are to strengthen
democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice,
promote international cooperation and advance human
achievement. The Ford Foundation's Governance and
Civil Society unit, housed in the Peace and Social
Justice Program, was instrumental in the creation
of Honoring Nations, and continues to provide primary
funding for its administration.
The Ford Foundation also supports similar governmental
best practices programs in:
Brazil - Gestao Publica e Cidadania
Chile - Programa Ciudadania y Gestion Local
China - The Awards Program of Innovations and Excellence
in Local Government
The East African Region - The Mashariki Innovations
in Local Governance Awards Programme
Mexico – Premio Gobierno y Gestion Local
Peru - Participacion y Gestion Local
The Philippines – The Galing Pook Awards
South Africa – The Impumelelo Innovations
Award Trust
The United States - Innovations in American Government
For
more information about the Ford Foundation's mission
and funding interests, visit
www.fordfound.org.
The Nathan Cummings Foundation
The Nathan Cummings Foundation is rooted in the
Jewish tradition and committed to democratic values
and social justice, including fairness, diversity,
and community. They seek to build a socially and
economically just society that values nature and
protects the ecological balance for future generations;
promotes humane health care; and fosters arts and
culture that enriches communities. For more information
about the Nathan Cummings Foundation’s mission
and funding interests, visit: www.nathancummings.org.
The
Forest Country Potawatomi Foundation
The
Hopi Education Endowment Fund
Cultivating and nurturing the future of the Hopi
people through education by growing and safeguarding
a perpetual source of funding, www.hopieducationfund.org.
The Chickasaw Nation
www.chickasaw.net
The Lac Courte Oreilles Band
of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
www.lco-nsn.gov
The Henderson Family
Adelina
Alva-Padilla
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &
Feld LLC
www.akingump.com
