Native Food Sovereignty | First Nations Development Institute

Projects under the Native Food Sovereignty focus area support the inherent right of Tribal communities to exercise self-determination and self-governance in all aspects of their food systems. Native communities have the authority to shape food policies and practices to maintain and strengthen control of their indigenous food systems.

Projects

Tribal Food Systems Research Fellowship

Native Food Sovereignty

Tribal Food Systems Research Fellowship

A Fellowship that Centers Indigenous Voices 2023 Tribal Food Systems Research Fellows Gathering. The Tribal Food Systems Research Fellowship was created to amplify the voices of tribal food sovereignt...

First Foods and Maternal Health

Native Food Sovereignty

First Foods and Maternal Health

Linked to the Native food sovereignty movement, the practice of breast/chest-feeding not only improves health outcomes for infants and children, but also impacts taste bud development based on the foo...

Native Farm to School

Native Food Sovereignty

Native Farm to School

Native Farm to School is a food sovereignty project under First Nations’ Nourishing Native Foods & Health program. We provide educational opportunities and support to program coordinators, s...

Native Food Sovereignty

GATHER Film

To host a GATHER film screening in your community, contact DonorServices@FirstNations.org. As part of First Nations’ overall GATHER project — with generous support of The Indigenous Peoples F...

Native Food Sovereignty Grants

Native Food Sovereignty

Native Food Sovereignty Grants

First Nations has long supported Native communities and organizations as they fortify traditional food systems, increase access to healthy and fresh foods, and expand knowledge of the linkages between...

Fertile Ground Advocacy Campaign / Policy Innovation Fund

Native Food Sovereignty

Fertile Ground Advocacy Campaign / Policy Innovation Fund

As part of the Nourishing Native Foods & Health Program, First Nations’ Fertile Ground Advocacy Campaign supports Native American-led efforts aimed at advancing new policies and innovative policy...

Awarded Grants

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Cherokee Nation

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Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Focus Area Native Food Sovereignty

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Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

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Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Focus Area Native Food Sovereignty

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Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah

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Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Focus Area Native Food Sovereignty

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Klamath Tribes

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Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Focus Area Native Food Sovereignty

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Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana

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Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Focus Area Native Food Sovereignty

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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota

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Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Focus Area Native Food Sovereignty

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Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota

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Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Focus Area Native Food Sovereignty

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Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada

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Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Focus Area Native Food Sovereignty

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Oglala Sioux Tribe

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Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Focus Area Native Food Sovereignty

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Seneca Nation of Indians

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Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Focus Area Native Food Sovereignty

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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota

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Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Focus Area Native Food Sovereignty

Project Tribal Food Systems Research Fellowship

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White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona

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Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Focus Area Native Food Sovereignty

Project Tribal Food Systems Research Fellowship

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Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah

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Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Focus Area Native Food Sovereignty

Project Tribal Food Systems Research Fellowship

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Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota

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Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Focus Area Native Food Sovereignty

Project Tribal Food Systems Research Fellowship

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Native Hawaiian

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Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Focus Area Native Food Sovereignty

Project Tribal Food Systems Research Fellowship

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Other

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Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Focus Area Native Food Sovereignty

Project Tribal Food Systems Research Fellowship

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Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin

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Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Focus Area Native Food Sovereignty

Project Tribal Food Systems Research Fellowship

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Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota

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Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Focus Area Native Food Sovereignty

Project Tribal Food Systems Research Fellowship

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Comanche Nation, Oklahoma

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Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Focus Area Native Food Sovereignty

Project Tribal Food Systems Research Fellowship

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Native Hawaiian

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Program Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments

Focus Area Native Food Sovereignty

Project Tribal Food Systems Research Fellowship