Putting Tribal Sovereignty
in Food Sovereignty
Policy Brief Summary Congress is back in session this week, but there are no Tribal food and agriculture hearings scheduled. Several boards and committees are still open for nomination submissions, with a couple having imminent deadlines: USDA Plant Variety...
Southwest and Great Basin FAQs - Farm Bill Roundtables 2021-2022 This region largely encapsulates Tribes and intertribal organizations from the southwestern U.S., including the Tribes of the Great Basin. Some attendees were from urban Indian communities in search of...
Southern Great Plains FAQs - Farm Bill Roundtables 2021-2022 This region largely encapsulates Tribes and intertribal organizations from the central U.S. south of the Dakotas. Roundtable attendees included Tribal government leaders and their agriculture and land staff....
Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountains (North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming) FAQS - Farm Bill Roundtables 2021-2022 Attendees at these meetings hailed from Tribal communities across many of the northern Great Plains and north central Rockies. They included...
Great Lakes and Upper Midwest FAQs - Farm Bill Roundtables 2021-2022 Attendees at these meetings hailed from Tribal communities across the upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions. While there were many individual Tribal producers at these gatherings, there were equal...
Alaska FAQs - Farm Bill Roundtables 2021-2022 Responses came from attendees of three roundtables held in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau throughout 2021-22. Roundtable attendees were a mix of individual producers, Alaska Native government officials, Alaska Native...
Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, northern California) FAQS - Farm Bill Roundtables 2021-2022 This region largely encapsulates Tribes and intertribal organizations from the Pacific Northwest, including attendees from northern California Tribal communities. Many...
In late 2021 through the end of 2022, members of the Native Farm Bill Coalition (NFBC) traveled across the United States to facilitate roundtables and meet with Tribal leaders, agriculture producers, and nutrition experts ahead of the renewal of the Farm Bill. As the...
Agency: USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Action: Request for Comments by January 12, 2024 Why it matters: NIFA will use the collected information to plan and carry out the National 4-H Conference which is designed to develop the next generation of...
BIA Leasing Regulations Comment Period Ends SOON! The The Department of Interior (DOI) is revising its agricultural leasing regulations found in 25 CFR Part 162 Subpart B to promote Tribal self-determination through the management of Tribal agricultural and renewable...