Putting Tribal Sovereignty
in Food Sovereignty
On the week of Nov. 18, 2022, the Senate Majority released its Farm Bill text, with IFAI providing a summary of Tribal priorities contained in the released proposed statutory language. Click the button below to download IFAI’s summary of the proposed...
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative invites Tribal leaders, Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservation staff, and proxies to attend a briefing session on Dec. 4 at 1 p.m. central ahead of the Tribal Consultation regarding FDPIR in Las Vegas, Nevada,...
The first season of Rooted Wisdom, a podcast produced by the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, has featured stories and guests representing a variety of cross-sections within Tribal food and agriculture. For season one’s final episode, IFAI’s Director of...
The holidays are a time for family and food, but how safe are your food handling practices? With a little preparation, your holidays can be filled with fellowship and not food borne illness. According to the CDC, about 1 in 6 Americans, or 48 million people, get sick...
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative’s legal and policy team have compiled a comment template letters that Tribes and Tribal leaders can use to help responses to a proposed study by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service on the Food...
Today recently featured the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative's Executive Director, Carly Griffith Hotvedt, J.D. M.P.A. (Cherokee Nation), in an article titled Muktuk mukbang: How Indigenous TikTokers are sharing their traditional foods with the world. Read...
Center for Nutrition & Health Impact Feature IFAI's Kelli Case Kelli Case (Chickasaw Nation) is the Sr. Staff Attorney at the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative. She has been recently featured by the Center for Nutrition & Health Impact for Native...
Summary Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow released proposed Farm Bill text and a summary. As the Native Farm Bill Coalition’s (NFBC) research partner, IFAI is analyzing the text and will release its findings in the near future. University of...
The University of Arkansas School of Law’s Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI) recently announced Carly Griffith Hotvedt, J.D., M.P.A. (Cherokee Nation), as the organization’s executive director. “Since our formation in 2013, the Indigenous Food and...
The rich history and resilience of Native American Agriculture - from Past to Present Native American agriculture is deeply rooted in...