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📌Know any Native Youth that would benefit from our 📌Know any Native Youth that would benefit from our Self-Advocacy for Youth Webinar Series?

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📣 1 week left to join our Self-Advocacy for Youth 📣 1 week left to join our Self-Advocacy for Youth Webinar Series!
 
Join IFAI’s 4-part webinar series on agricultural credit & loan self-advocacy! Learn the basics of credit, how to build or repair it, apply for loans, understand your consumer rights, and access resources for beginner farmers.

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The House of Representatives passed its Farm Bill The House of Representatives passed its Farm Bill on Thursday, largely along party lines. Congress last passed a Farm Bill in 2018.
 
The legislation now heads to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain path forward.
 
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Proposed FY27 budget cuts to EPA’s State and Triba Proposed FY27 budget cuts to EPA’s State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) could impact Tribal Nations. These funds support water quality, pollution monitoring, and protection of culturally vital foods like fish and wild rice.

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