U.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceDefinition This indicator identifies the ability of Tribal Nations to have access to, and control of, their natural and cultural resources. It prioritizes areas based on the locations of Tribal Nations trust and fee lands. Pixels can take the following values: 1 - Tribal trust or fee land, not a natural asset 2 - Tribal trust or fee land, natural asset Selection This indicator was chosen as a targetable, important feature of the MLI goals that will be used to track conditions over time and prioritize areas for conservation. Indicators were defined through elicitation and prioritization exercises with federal and state participants. Criteria for the indicators includes 1) actionable, 2) measurable, 3) relevant to multiple groups across the region, and/or 4) representative of other social and/or environmental values. Input Data & Mapping Steps This indicator originates from the Bureau of Indian Affairs Land Area Representations. To create this layer, MLI partners, members, and staff completed the following mapping steps: projected all input data to NAD83 (2011) UTM Zone 15N, converted the land area representation polygons into a binary 30m raster, and emphasized natural assets within Tribal lands, resulting in the following values: 1 - Tribal trust or fee land, not a natural asset, 2 - Tribal trust or fee land, natural asset. Finally, we removed highly altered areas using our Highly Altered Areas mask. For full mapping details, please refer to the Midwest Conservation Blueprint Development Process . For a complete download of all Blueprint input and output data, visit the Midwest Conservation Blueprint 2026 Data Download.ArcGIS ImageMapLayerhttps://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/4c51003c780b4332b217e084ddca30abengU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Open DataPublicTribal Nations Conservation Sovereignty (Midwest Conservation Blueprint 2026 Indicator) [United States]Web servicesUnited States2026