Putting Tribal Sovereignty in Food Sovereignty
Welcome back to Rooted Wisdom! In this episode, we dive deep into a fascinating and often overlooked intersection of art, agriculture, and cultural representation. Our guest, Dr. Browning Neddeau, is an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and a professor...
In the latest episode of “Rooted Wisdom,” Executive Director of Akiptan, Skya Ducheneaux, joins the podcast to discuss how Community Development Financial Institutions, or CDFIs, are reshaping access to capital in Indian Country. Ducheneaux, a member of the Cheyenne...
Growing Potential: Voices from the 11th Annual Native Youth in Agriculture Summit Each summer, the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI) hosts a transformative event that brings together Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian youth from across...
Makoce Agriculture Development is leading the way in the poultry industry with their revolutionary programs to support tribal producers. Founder and CEO, Nick Hernandez joined Tish Mindemann for the final installment of Makin' Scratch. When discussing Makoce,...
The Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC) is spotlighting the growing momentum of poultry production across Indian Country, driven by the dedication and innovation of its Technical Assistance Specialists. In the most recent episode of the “Rooted Wisdom” podcast, two...
In a timely and vital episode of Rooted Wisdom, the podcast dives deep into the challenges and resilience of the poultry industry in Indian Country. The first installment of this special series features Dr. Fred Dustin Clark, a member of the Choctaw Nation and...
The latest episode of Rooted Wisdom features a discussion on agricultural mental health initiatives with Josie Rudolphi, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist at the University of Illinois, and Kaycee Captain, a Tribal outreach and policy specialist at the...
In the latest episode of the Rooted Wisdom Podcast, host Tish Mindemann interviews Carly Griffith Hotvedt, the Executive Director of the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative and a proud citizen of the Cherokee Nation about the crucial topic of rural development...
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...
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...