Policy

Summary:  Last week, USDA’s Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) held its final meeting of 2025 during the Intertribal Agriculture Council’s (IAC) Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV. The various TAC subcommittees (e.g. Ranching, Farm Production, and Conservation...

Summary:  There are no Congressional hearings relevant to Tribal food and agriculture this week.  The FDPIR Tribal Leaders Consultation Work Group will hold its final government-to-government consultation of the year with USDA during the Intertribal Agriculture...

 Summary:  There are no Congressional hearings scheduled this week.   The FDPIR Tribal Leaders Consultation Work Group will hold its final government-to-government consultation of the year with USDA during the Intertribal Agriculture Council’s Annual Conference on...

Summary:  After 54 days of the government shutdown, Congress is back in the swing of things. There are three Congressional hearings relevant to Tribal food and agriculture this week: Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, House Subcommittee on Indian and...

Summary:  There are no Congressional hearings scheduled this week, but the House is set to return on Wednesday, Nov. 12, and vote on a funding bill that could reopen the government.   DOI’s Bureau of Indian Affairs series of consultations on Secretarial Order 3443,...

Summary:    Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is holding a nomination hearing on Wednesday, November 5, for Glen Smith to be the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development. DOI’s Bureau of Indian Affairs scheduled two in-person...

Summary:  There are three Senate Committee meetings worth noting on Wednesday, Oct. 29, including a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing about the impacts of government shutdowns and Agency reductions in force on Native communities.  IFAI has released its...

Summary:  Today is the last day to register for the Oct. 22 Tribal consultation on proposed changes to SNAP. That consultation is still happening regardless of the government shut down. IFAI will release an analysis piece following the consultation.  IFAI has a...

IFAI Executive Director, Carly Griffith Hotvedt, was featured in a KOSU article discussing the impacts of federal funding uncertainty on Tribal food and agriculture.   After the Oct. 14 Tribal leader consultation on USDA’s departmental Reorganization Plan, there is...