Putting Tribal Sovereignty
in Food Sovereignty
Proposed changes to the Indian Arts and Crafts Act could impact Indian Country producers, gatherers, food business owners, and more! Check out the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative's analysis of the proposed regulatory changes by clicking here. Download the...
Please note, this resource is from an earlier Farm Bill cycle and does not reflect the updated, 2025 Farm Bill process. Find IFAI's 2025 Farm Bill Tracker here. With 574+ federally recognized Tribes, all with unique constitutions and governments, addressing food and...
In addition to discretionary spending reductions, the Fiscal Responsibility Act includes dozens of rescissions of unobligated funding from previously passed legislation such as the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, and...
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative and the Intertribal Agriculture Council put together Tribal leader briefing materials ahead of USDA's Tribal Consultation regarding Food, Safety, and Trade in April 2023. Access the materials here: [button...
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,...
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...
As a founding organization and official research partner for the Native Farm Bill Coalition, the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative authored a report titled Gaining Ground: A Report on the 2018 Farm Bill Successes for Indian Country and Opportunities for 2023....
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, along with its partners at the Native Farm Bill Coalition, helped develop Tribal leader briefing documents ahead of the Tribal Consultations regarding the White House's National Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and...