Ava LaPlante Research Assistant, Center for Indian Country Development

Ava LaPlante is a research assistant for the Minneapolis Fed’s Center for Indian Country Development (CICD), where she contributes to CICD’s research and policy work by compiling data, conducting analysis, and developing data tools that advance the economic self-determination and prosperity of Native nations and Indigenous communities. Ava started with CICD as an intern while she completed her bachelor’s degree in economics and public policy from St. Catherine University. In 2022, she was a scholar in the American Economic Association’s Summer Program.