Donor Spotlight: Linda Waters
First Nations is grateful to all our donors, especially our monthly supporters who continue to give generously to support many of our programs. First Nations’ Development Officer Marisa Page For this ...
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Returning the People’s Land to the Tongva Community
The act of returning ancestral lands to their original peoples is a small step in an important direction toward reconciliation and healing. The acre of property sits at the base of the San Gabriel Mou...
‘Our Foods Are Beautiful!’
A Journey to Reignite Native Agriculture in the Pueblos Food is life. Food sustains the body and feeds the spirit. With this knowledge as a framework, First Nations community partner YAKANAL, a New Me...
Oneida Nation Trains More Butchers to Fortify Its Protein Supply Chain
This past spring, the Oneida Nation welcomed eight new butcher apprentices. A plumber, a physical therapist, and other tribal members of all ages and walks of life came together for this cumulative ei...
Meet the Doctor Bringing Peace and Improved Health to the World
Dr. Norbert Goldfield, a board-certified internist, is the founder and executive director of Healing Across the Divides. Photo credit: Sandra Matthews Early in his life, Dr. Norbert Goldfield had his ...
Stocking the Pantry: How the Oneida Nation is Fighting Hunger on the Rez
Marlon Skenandore knows all too well what it is like to grow up in a home without an adequate amount of nutritious food. “I came from poverty. I know how it feels to pay your rent and wonder if you wi...
Ke Kula ‘o Pi’ilani: A One-of-a-Kind Hawaiian Immersion School
On the island of Maui, Hawaiʹi, there exists a school like no other: Ke Kula ‘o Pi’ilani, the only private, independent, and nonprofit Hawaiian language and culture immersion school in the world. The ...
Hunkpati Processors Bring Local, High-Quality Beef to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe
The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of South Dakota didn’t realize how vulnerable its food supply chain was until COVID-19 hit. During the pandemic, healthy food was hard to come by. Delivery trucks stopped co...
‘$pending Frenzy’ Returns!
This spring, after a more than two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, First Nations Development Institute reintroduced its signature financial skills program, $pending Frenzy, in schools and at in-person v...
How a Colorado Herbalist is Growing Philanthropy
Emery Golson, 31, is an herbalist and philanthropist in Boulder, Colorado, who is passionate about growing her own food. Emery Golson has loved to grow things ever since she was a young girl helping h...
‘Ačaam Together’: California Tribe Celebrates Language Through Seasonal Songs
How do you keep a Tribal community united and strong during a global pandemic, especially when a statewide shutdown prohibits citizens from gathering in person to celebrate their long-held traditions?...
The Historic Malki Museum: ‘We’re COVID-Safe!’
Last year, a digital billboard off Highway 10 in Banning, California, not far from the Morongo Band of Mission Indians Reservation, flashed this reassuring message for three months: “Malki Museum: Cel...