Putting Tribal Sovereignty
in Food Sovereignty
Are you a Tribal producer, Tribal food business owner, or gatherer? New proposed regulations under the Indian Acts and Crafts Act could impact you! IFAI's Executive Director, Erin Parker, and the Minnesota Indigenous Business Alliance - MNIBA recently discussed how...
Attention Native growers, producers, food entrepreneurs and gatherers – this is a presentation you do not want to miss on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 10:00 am Central via Streamyard, YouTube, or FaceBook live. Did you know the U.S. Department of the Interior...
FSA County Committee and Local Administrative Areas - Tribal Jurisdiction Breakdown The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) supports farms and farming communities with disaster relief, conservation programs, commodity price guarantee programs,...
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative is hosting its ninth annual Native Youth in Food and Agriculture Leadership Summit July 18-24 at the University of Arkansas. Indigenous participants ages 18-24 will travel from around the country to Fayetteville,...
With the generous support of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI) released Facilitating True Nation-to-Nation Dialogue: A Guide to Effective and Meaningful Consultation with Tribal Governments to provide direction...
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, with the generous support of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, compiled a report titled Facilitating True Nation-to-Nation Dialogue: A Guide to Effective and Meaningful Consultation with Tribal Governments. In many...
IFAI’s legal and policy teams compiled a policy analysis regarding the potential regulation of Native-produced Agricultural Products under the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA). The Bureau of Indian Affairs recently announced that the agency would be revising the...
The Native Farm Bill Coalition has released a new report with more than 150 suggestions on improving agricultural opportunities in Indian Country ahead of negotiations over the 2023 Farm Bill. The report, titled “Gaining Ground: A Report on the 2018 Farm Bill...
In mid-June, the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative facilitated a Food Safety Training with the Wind River Food Sovereignty Program on the Wind River reservation in Wyoming. Thanks to support from the FDA, IFAI is able to offer these trainings for FREE across...