Dive Brief:

• Indigenous Americans make up less than 1% of board members for major, publicly traded businesses, according to DiversIQ analysis. Only five people among the 5,537 board members for the S&P 500 identify as fully or partially American Indian or Alaska Native.
• Likewise, only 10 people among the 10,313 serving as a Russell 1000 board member fully or partially identifies as American Indian or Alaska Native.
• By DiversIQ’s analysis, the rate of Indigenous American people with a spot on corporate boards does not reflect the reality of the U.S.’s population; according to 2020 Census data, people who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native make up 2.9% of the population.

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