Report this article.To be honest, we're feeling mixed emotions about it. For starters, many large organizations require a diverse supplier certificatein order to "prove" the business is diversely owned/operated. Today, intheUnitedStates, there are more than five hundred federally recognized indigenous communities and nations comprising nearly three million people.... The INDIGENOUSIDENTITY, LEADERSHIP AND RECONCILIATION CERTIFICATE is for students interested in developing strong Indigenous leadership skills, both to work within and outside their community. Indigenous experiences intheUS with climate change and environmental stewardship inthe Anthropocene. Forest conservation and management inthe Anthropocene: Conference proceedings. indigenous community on theUnitedStates-M exico border. For an analysis of those arrangementshave helped indigenous migrants maintain their indigenousidentities. abroad (Fox a nd Rivera Salgado (eds.), 2004: 154-155; 384). Obtaining anindigenecertificatein Kano State is supposed to involve a strict verification process designed to confirm a person’s local origin. In this regard, it has appealed to the public, government officials, leaders and organisations to “unequivocally reject and refrain from providing any form of shelter, support, or advocacy for individuals proven to have forged or misused indigenouscertificates”. This study identifiesthe gaps, challenges, and opportunities of Indigenous-based certifications for the American lobster commercial fishery.