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 14, 2023 | Featured Article, Press Release, Publications
Proposed changes to the Indian Arts and Crafts Act could impact Indian Country producers, gatherers, food business owners, and more! Check out the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative’s analysis of the proposed regulatory changes by clicking here. Download...
Aug 4, 2023 | Featured Article, Press Release
The communications teams from Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, Intertribal Agriculture Council, and Native American Agriculture Fund have come together for a special webinar series, “Native Ag Media Education.” This series is intended for writers, press,...
Jul 27, 2023 | Press Release
Attention Native growers, producers, food entrepreneurs and gatherers – this is a presentation you do not want to miss on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 10:00 am Central via Streamyard, YouTube, or FaceBook live. Did you know the U.S. Department of the Interior...
Jul 17, 2023 | Press Release
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative is hosting its ninth annual Native Youth in Food and Agriculture Leadership Summit July 18-24 at the University of Arkansas. Indigenous participants ages 18-24 will travel from around the country to Fayetteville,...