The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative’s legal and policy team have compiled  comment template letters that Tribes and Tribal leaders can use to help draft official responses to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Tribal Self-Determination Consultations held in conjunction with the NCAi Mid-Year Conference in early June 2024.

Click the buttons below to download the comment template letters. Learn more and access IFAI’s briefing documents here.

Written comments can be submitted to tribal.relations@usda.gov by the following dates:

Forestry: Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Meat Inspections: Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Nutrition Programs: Friday, July 5, 2024