Sep 21, 2023 | Featured Article, News
The Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) is proposing changes to Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) and the Food Distribution Program (FDPIR) on Indian Reservation regulations. USDA’s goal for these changes is to increase program access and parity. The legal and...
Sep 19, 2023 | Featured Article
Tribal Business News recently featured the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative’s Director of Policy, Research, and Tribal Governance, Kristiana Coutu, about Indian Country food and agriculture as well as how new, proposed changes from the USDA could...
Sep 12, 2023 | Featured Article, News, Publications
The Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) is proposing changes to Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) and the Food Distribution Program (FDPIR) on Indian Reservation regulations. USDA’s goal for these changes is to increase program access and parity. The Indigenous...
Sep 11, 2023 | Featured Article, News, Press Release
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing updates to its Department Regulations regarding USDA offices on reservations. The USDA is hosting a Tribal Consultation on Wednesday, September 14. Download the briefing documents here.
Aug 30, 2023 | Featured Article, Press Release
Senior Staff Attorney Kelli Case was in Cherokee, North Carolina at the end of August 2023 meeting with the Eastern Band Cherokee Nation to discuss the Farm Bill, meat processing, and all things IFAI. She was on hand for the ribbon cutting of the new Cherokee Tribal...
Aug 25, 2023 | Featured Article
ICT News recently featured the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative’s Associate Executive Director, Carly Griffith Hotvedt, about Indian Country food and agriculture as well as the Farm Bill process and the Native Farm Bill Coalition’s priorities....
