Putting Tribal Sovereignty in Food Sovereignty
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 Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative's legal and policy team have compiled comment template letters that Tribes and Tribal leaders can use to help draft official responses to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Tribal Self-Determination...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is hosting a Tribal Call on June 24, 2024, beginning at 3 p.m. eastern, and invites elected Tribal officials and/or their designee's to join the call. Read the Dear Tribal Leader Letter here. According to the FDA, “The call will...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released updated its departmental regulation (DR) regarding Tribal consultations in DR (1350-002) Tribal Consultation on April 30, 2024. IFAI is in the process of reviewing that information in the DR and analyzing its impact....
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI) and the Intertribal Buffalo Council (ITBC) are facilitating the Tribal Caucus ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tribal Barriers Consultation: Food, Safety, & Trade on Friday, April 26, 2024,...
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI), Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC), the Intertribal Buffalo Council (ITBC), and the Indian Nations Conservation Alliance (INCA) created Tribal Leader Briefing materials ahead of the U.S. Department of...
Every spring, the U.S. Department of Agriculture holds a series of Tribal Consultations. This year's USDA Barriers Tribal Consultations will occur April 22 - 26. Each day, a Tribal caucus will occur prior to the Consultations, beginning at 2 p.m. eastern. At 3 p.m....
Tribal Caucus - April 11, 2024 @ 11 a.m. central IFAI facilitated a Tribal Caucus on April 11 diving into the Summer EBT program and the opportunity for Tribes and Tribal leaders to provide feedback on the program's proposed changes. Why: The U.S. Department of...
On March 15, 2024, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services (USDA-FNS) will host an online-only Tribal Consultation on two proposed rule changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) regarding work requirements and EBT card...
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...