Putting Tribal Sovereignty
in Food Sovereignty
Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountains (North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming) FAQS - Farm Bill Roundtables 2021-2022 Attendees at these meetings hailed from Tribal communities across many of the northern Great Plains and north central Rockies. They included...
Great Lakes and Upper Midwest FAQs - Farm Bill Roundtables 2021-2022 Attendees at these meetings hailed from Tribal communities across the upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions. While there were many individual Tribal producers at these gatherings, there were equal...
Alaska FAQs - Farm Bill Roundtables 2021-2022 Responses came from attendees of three roundtables held in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau throughout 2021-22. Roundtable attendees were a mix of individual producers, Alaska Native government officials, Alaska Native...
Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, northern California) FAQS - Farm Bill Roundtables 2021-2022 This region largely encapsulates Tribes and intertribal organizations from the Pacific Northwest, including attendees from northern California Tribal communities. Many...
In late 2021 through the end of 2022, members of the Native Farm Bill Coalition (NFBC) traveled across the United States to facilitate roundtables and meet with Tribal leaders, agriculture producers, and nutrition experts ahead of the renewal of the Farm Bill. As the...
BIA Leasing Regulations Comment Period Ends SOON! The The Department of Interior (DOI) is revising its agricultural leasing regulations found in 25 CFR Part 162 Subpart B to promote Tribal self-determination through the management of Tribal agricultural and renewable...
MPR News recently featured the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative's Associate Executive Director, Carly Griffith Hotvedt (Cherokee Nation) about Indian Country food and agriculture as well as meat processing and its impact on Tribal food security. Here is an...
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative’s Meagen Baldy (Hupa from the Hoopa Valley Tribe) recently accepted the nomination to the inaugural U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC).  “Meagen’s knowledge and expertise will prove an...
 After a couple of tumultuous months, the Farm Bill is officially extended. In mid-November, just before Congress left town for the holiday break, the House and Senate agreed to a one-year extension of the current Farm Bill with a new expiration date of Sept. 30,...
A recent subcommittee hearing of the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs highlighted the work of Native-serving Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). Senators heard testimony on the continued challenges these unique...