Resources
Policy Research and Legal Analysis
Model Tribal Food and Agriculture Code
The model code is a free resource available on www.tribalfoodcode.com. It is a foundational document, intended as a starting point for Tribes exercising their sovereignty in the space of food and agriculture. Example model code chapters include, but are not limited to:
Traditional Foods and Seeds
Health and Nutrition
Agricultural and Food Safety
Conservation
Land Use
Agricultural Business Entities
Farm Bill Resources
Tribal Provisions in 2018 Farm Bill One-Pager
The 2018 Farm Bill Side-by-Side
Tribal-Specific Provisions in the House, Senate, and Final Conference Report
Infographics
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
Special Milk Program
Program Highlight: Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program (FRTEP)
Market Access Program
School Meals: National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program
NRCS Alternative Funding Arrangements (AFAs)
Program Highlight: Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Indain Country Stats - A Brief overview of Indian Country
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-638)
Program Highlight: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Policy Analysis
The 2018 Farm Bill and the Legal Landscape for Industrial Hemp Production in Indian Country
Regaining Our Future: An Assessment of Risks and Opportunities for Native Communities in the 2018 Farm Bill
Jamie Simms Hipp & Colby D. Duren (2018)
Optimizing Distribution Center Location and Delivery Schemes for the USDA's Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
Karli Moore, Et Al. (2018)
Building Indian Country's Future Through Food, Agriculture, Infrastructure, and Economic Development in the 2018 Farm Bill
Janie Simms Hipp, Colby D. Duren, and Erin S. Parker (2018)
Intertribal Food Systems Report
Tribes are driving change and leading innovative work in food, agriculture, and health equity work. Read IFAI’s Intertribal Food Systems report, a national survey of food and agriculture work happening in Indian Country.
