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❄️ Weekly Policy Brief Highlights ❄️ 🔹There are n ❄️ Weekly Policy Brief Highlights ❄️

🔹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 Council’s Annual Conference on Dec. 10, 2025, from 2-6 PM PST. Participants must register by Dec. 9. Tribal leaders wishing to designate a proxy should do so ahead of time using the proxy template letter posted on the USDA Office of Tribal Relations website.

🔹IFAI is hosting an informational briefing session ahead of the FDPIR Tribal consultation on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, at 2 PM CST. 

🔹The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) will hold its final meeting of the year on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, from 9 AM to 5PM PST.
 
🔹Two Federal Register notices this week include a final rule on Expanding Access to Risk Protection (EARP) and a NOFA for credit assistance.

🔹The IFAI Policy Brief is taking a brief break! IFAI will not publish a Policy Brief next week, Dec. 8, while our staff are attending the Intertribal Agriculture Council’s Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV. 

Check out the full brief at indigenousfoodandag.com
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Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement unl Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. Your donation can help Tribal Nations secure food sovereignty and assist in the future of Native food and agriculture. To donate go to https://bit.ly/DONATESST or check out the link in our bio!

#Giving #foodsovereignty #GivingTuesday #givingtuesdaycampaign
IFAI is hosting an informational briefing session IFAI is hosting an informational briefing session ahead of the FDPIR Tribal consultation. This session is for Tribal leaders and/or their proxies and staff, and will be held virtually on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, at 2 PM CST via ZOOM. To register scan the QR code, click on the link in bio, or follow this link 💻 ➡️ https://bit.ly/FDPIR25
🍂November is Native American Heritage Month and al 🍂November is Native American Heritage Month and also when we kicked off our Sowing Sovereignty Together Giving Campaign!🍂

This campaign was created to highlight the work that IFAI does throughout the year in helping to secure food sovereignty for Tribal Nations. Every week we will focus on a different program offered through IFAI, with this week being focused on our Law and Policy team.

IFAI's Law and Policy team works hard to provide educational resources, webinars, briefing materials, and more for the Native and agricultural community. 

Every donation makes a difference. Together we can invest in the future of Native food and agriculture! To donate go to https://bit.ly/DONATESST or click the link in bio!

#giving #foodsovereignty #Law #Policy
Find out more information and apply by visiting ou Find out more information and apply by visiting our website, indigenousfoodandag.com. This, as well as other important opportunities, can be found under ‘Funding’ in the Resources tab.
Whitney Nelson, Youth Programs Coordinator, and Ka Whitney Nelson, Youth Programs Coordinator, and Kaycee Captain, Tribal Outreach and Policy Specialist, attended the 98th National FFA Convention on October 29th - October 31st in Indianapolis, IN. While attending the convention they connected with Agricultural Educators and FFA Members who had an interest in the Native Youth in Food and Agriculture Leadership Summit and Summit Curriculum that is available on our website. Kaycee also had the opportunity to participate as a panelist during the Native Student Mixer to talk about her experience in FFA, Indigenous Agriculture and what lead her to her role at IFAI.
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