Putting Tribal Sovereignty
in Food Sovereignty
Summary IFAI is hiring! Check out the open positions on the IFAI job board at bit.ly/IFAIJOBS. While the 2018 Farm Bill's extension expired Sept. 30, 2024, funding for most Farm Bill programs will continue until the end of the calendar year. Look for updates in...
Summary While the 2018 Farm Bill's extension expired Sept. 30, 2024, funding for most Farm Bill programs will continue until the end of the year. Look for updates in future IFAI Policy Briefs and keep track of Indian Country's Farm Bill priorities through IFAI's Farm...
Summary While the 2018 Farm Bill's extension expired Sept. 30, 2024, funding for most Farm Bill programs will continue until the end of the year. Look for updates in future IFAI Policy Briefs and keep track of Indian Country's Farm Bill priorities through IFAI's Farm...
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative's Executive Director Carly Griffith Hotvedt (Cherokee Nation), joined Native American Calling's program, The Menu, on Sept. 28 to discuss the 2022 Census of Agriculture, food and agricultural trends, and the role the...
On October 2, 2024, the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative hosted an informative tax and asset training session at the River Spirit Casino Resort on the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's reservation. The sessions, developed alongside the University of Arkansas,...
Summary While the 2018 Farm Bill's extension expired September 30, 2024, funding for most Farm Bill programs will continue until the end of the year. Look for updates in future IFAI Policy Briefs and keep track of Indian Country's Farm Bill priorities through IFAI's...
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...
Summary This week, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee will meet on Sept. 25 to discuss pending legislation, including items on buffalo management and Tribal forest protection. USDA says it is planning an additional Tribal FDPIR Consultation for Oct. 9, 2024, in...
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative's Sept. 18, 2024, webinar provided insight into the recently released Tribal Reservation specific data from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) from the 2022 Census of Agriculture. The webinar, hosted by...
Summary Last week the House Agriculture and House Appropriations Committees held a joint hearing about delivery delays impacting Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). Secretary Vilsack acknowledged...