Putting Tribal Sovereignty
in Food Sovereignty
Since its establishment in 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Tribal Relations (OTR) has played an important role in helping advance Tribal food and agriculture. “OTR’s work for USDA is invaluable and has been a vital tether for...
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...
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...
On season one, episode eight of Rooted Wisdom, produced by the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI), hear from IFAI's Summer Wilkie on how the organization has supported Native youth programming since its formation and continues growing its services and...
On the seventh episode of the first season of the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative's podcast, Rooted Wisdom, IFAI's Director of Tribal Enterprise, Steven Shedd, citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, highlights IFAI's work to fuel Tribal food and...