Knowledge Makers, Knowledge Sharers
Knowledge Makers, Knowledge Sharers: How the Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellows Are Advancing Native Communities The Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellows have been hard at work throughout 2020. While init...
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Connecting Communities, Building Groundwork for Sovereignty
“We cannot claim sovereignty unless we feed ourselves.” These words by Duane “Chili” Yazzie, president of Shiprock Chapter on the Navajo Nation, ring true, and they were the driving belief behind a re...
What’s in a Name?
What’s in a Name? The Answer: Decades of Work and Relationships First Nations Applauds the Steadfast Commitment of Indigenous Leaders in Creating Change It’s a whole new ballgame for sports teams acro...
Finding a Voice and Making it Heard: Defending Native Rights on the Border
For the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas — on the border and in the pathway of “the wall” — the future is precarious. Not federally recognized as a tribe and threatened daily by the impact...
Language, Culture and Food Come Together at Lakota Waldorf School
If you’re a Lakota child born in South Dakota, you can now find a place to belong, where your culture and language are fostered, creating a Lakota identity that will help you thrive. This is possible ...
Training Brings an ‘Ah Ha’ for Sheep Grower
TahNibaa Naataanii of the Navajo Nation lives on the land where her family has raised sheep as part of their traditional life and culture for hundreds of years. Just south of Shiprock, New Mexico, and...
Social Value, Greater Healing: Art for the Upper Sioux
When the Upper Sioux Community in Granite Falls, Minnesota, sought funding from First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) through the Native Arts Initiative, its goal was clear: increase acc...
Passing Down Art and History at the Tulalip Tribes
Generations ago, art was everywhere in the Tulalip culture, represented in its tools, clothing, food and ceremony. After years of outside stressors chipping away at the tribes’ artistic soul, the Hibu...
Akwesasne Project Benefits Hungry Kids
The Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club has been dedicated to the youth of its community since 2001. It provides many services through after-school programming, ranging from educational and cultural activ...
Strategically Investing in the Hopi Ways
“Helping the Hopi stay Hopi.” While the statement is simplistic, it is the prevailing motive behind The Hopi School and its efforts to increase capacity, incorporate strategic planning, and bolster ar...
First Nations Reaches Northernmost Alaska by way of Iḷisaġvik College
Barrow, Alaska is a very long way from Longmont, Colorado, where First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) is headquartered. Nonetheless, one of First Nations’ grant programs is having a pos...
Bishop Paiute Expands Nutrition Education
For a 2016-2017 project, First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) selected 21 tribes and organizations across 12 states to receive grants to support nutrition education, especially among in...