Last week, First Nations 2022 Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellow Mariah Gladstone (Blackfeet, Cherokee) competed in the Food Network’s first-ever Indigenous-inspired episode of “Chopped.” Gladstone and ...
April 29, 2026
In November 2025, First Nations’ Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments program sponsored the first-ever Young Women’s Buffalo Harvest at the DuBray Buffalo Ranch in Mobridge, South Dakota, i...
April 13, 2026
LONGMONT, Colo. (July 2, 2025) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) has announced the 10 Native American leaders selected for the 2025 cohort of the Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowsh...
July 02, 2025
Charitable giving in any way is valuable. Whether it’s your time, talent, or treasure, giving to others is an opportunity to be part of something greater than oneself. It also provides immediate and i...
June 19, 2025
As part of First Nations’ “Language is Life” campaign, we are honored to welcome this guest blog post from Kcheyonkote (Burton W. Warrington), co-founder and executive director of Menomini yoU, Inc., ...
June 05, 2025
May 16 is Native Nonprofit Day! First Nations is excited to join Native Ways Federation in celebration of the fifth annual Native Nonprofit Day. Happening May 16, 2025, Native Nonprofit Day is a givi...
May 08, 2025
Every year on May 5th, red dresses sway silently in the wind; tobacco, sage, sweetgrass, and cedar fill the air; and communities come together to honor the lives of relatives who never came home. Toda...
May 05, 2025
2020 Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellow January 5, 1990 to April 11, 2025 Rahnekawę:rih Montgomery (Monty) Clayton Hill was a Tuscarora and Oneida speaker, linguist, and language activist. He was a cit...
April 17, 2025
First Nations is committed to helping tribes and Native non-profits nationwide. The Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments program serves Native communities to advance Native food sovereignty...
April 10, 2025
First Nations Responds to the Evolving Political Climate In recent weeks, First Nations has received and responded to many inquiries from concerned community partners and supporters about the current ...
February 28, 2025