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Our Physical Issues Committee develops and implements strategies to explain and streamline the land lease process, strengthen infrastructure development efforts, and increase housing stock on Native land.

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leasehold flowcharts

37

internships completed

14,800

hours of work experience

11

full-time job placements

14

contractors increased capacity

2

contractor trainings

2023

MILESTONES

> Create a Native ICC chapter
> Provide professional listings for website: appraisers, contractors, and certified inspectors
> Provide/improve annual Contractors’ Workshop
> Continue to research mortgage codes for each SD tribe
> Continue to encourage adoption of building codes
> Continue to provide Construction Internship Program on four sites (supported by Good Jobs)
> Continue to provide certification trainings for CIP interns and contractors (OSHA, lead/asbestos remediation)
> Increase number of certified inspectors (supported by Good Jobs)
> Continue to increase number of appraisers doing trust land appraisals (supported by Good Jobs)

2023

MILESTONES

> Create a Native ICC chapter
> Provide professional listings for website: appraisers, contractors, and certified inspectors
> Provide/improve annual Contractors’ Workshop
> Continue to research mortgage codes for each SD tribe
> Continue to encourage adoption of building codes
> Continue to provide Construction Internship Program on four sites (supported by Good Jobs)
> Continue to provide certification trainings for CIP interns and contractors (OSHA, lead/asbestos remediation)
> Increase number of certified inspectors (supported by Good Jobs)
> Continue to increase number of appraisers doing trust land appraisals (supported by Good Jobs)

"This work is focused on the place where homeownership intersects land, infrastructure, and housing stock issues."

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Resources


2021 Construction Internship Program Report


This report looks back on the past five years of the internship, identifying key elements of success, lifting up stories of successful interns and partners, and sharing overall data.

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2020 Construction Internship Program Report


This unique report shares how the Construction Internship Program looked at each partner site during the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the impacts that were achieved, and lessons learned.

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Appraisal Market Study


This report describes the market for home appraisals on the nine Indian reservations in South Dakota and evaluates potential business opportunities for appraisers on reservation lands.

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2017-2019 Construction Internship Program Report


This report shares details about our Construction Internship Program over its three-year history, including an explanation of how the program works and how it has evolved, program impact and outcomes, success stories, key partnerships, lessons learned, and plans for the future.

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2018 Construction Internship Program Report


After piloting our Construction Internship Program in summer 2017 on the Cheyenne River and Pine Ridge Reservations, the South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition worked with partner organizations in these tribal communities to solidify and strengthen the program in summer 2018.

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2017 Construction Internship Program Report


In 2017, the Coalition designed and implemented a new construction internship pilot program as a strategy to address a primary obstacle to Native homeownership – lack of housing stock.

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Leasehold Process Flowcharts


We have developed a series of flowcharts to help homebuyers navigate the process to obtain a lease on trust land on each of South Dakota’s nine reservations.

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Barriers to Residential Construction


This paper examines the challenges to residential construction in Native communities, describes efforts to date to address these challenges, and proposes future strategies to tackle these barriers.

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Classification of Housing Types


There are many different types of housing. This informational sheet describes the types of housing that are commonly used and classifies them by construction methods.

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Homeownership Process Flowchart


We developed a flow chart that provides a general outline of the homeownership process that Native Americans would typically encounter on tribal lands.

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Homebuilding Process


Although every homebuilding experience is unique, this chart outlines four main phases leading up to home construction on tribal lands.

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Get Involved!


To get involved with the Physical Issues Committee,please contact one of the committee chairs. 

Tawney Brunsch
Lakota Funds

Dustin Baird
Independent Contractor

Eric Shepherd
Sisseton Wahpeton

Get Involved!


To get involved with the Physical Issues Committee, please contact one of the committee chairs. 

Tawney Brunsch
Lakota Funds

Dustin Baird
Independent Contractor

Eric Shepherd
Sisseton Wahpeton