First Nations Development Institute’s Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship Launches 7th Cohort of Native Leaders LONGMONT, Colo. (March 10, 2026) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) ...
June 09, 2026
June 1, 2026 Last month, the National Trust for Historic Preservation included the Greater Chaco Cultural Landscape in its 2026 list of the top 11 most endangered historic places. The trust describes ...
June 01, 2026
May 29, 2026 Illustration credit USGS To further invest in Native stewardship that will, in turn, promote biodiversity and restore watershed health, First Nations is supporting multiple tribes and Nat...
May 29, 2026
May 29, 2026 Restoring Buffalo, Revitalizing Community This week, First Nations was honored to accompany staff from the Freeman Foundation on a visit to the Blackfeet Nation Buffalo Program in Browni...
May 29, 2026
May 28, 2026 Last week, The National Trust for Historic Preservation included the Greater Chaco Cultural Landscape in its 2026 list of the top 11 most endangered historic places. The trust describes h...
May 28, 2026
May 22, 2026 First Nations Director of Institutional Development Sarayl Shunkamolah (Navajo) was in Minneapolis last week, connecting with supporters and engaging with key partners in advancing Native...
May 21, 2026
This blog post was written in partnership with First Nations consultant Colleen Cooley. The White Mountain Apache Tribe is working to restore forests; protect their sacred mountains; promote protecti...
May 21, 2026
To increase beaver populations and protect freshwater ecosystems, the Cowlitz Indian Tribe is relocating beavers – an ecocultural species – from areas of human-wildlife conflict to areas in the Cascad...
May 21, 2026
May 15, 2026. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs has announced a $50 million notice of funding opportunity to foster affordable, reliable, and secure energy so...
May 14, 2026
May 15, 2026. Members of First Nations’ Native Farmer Professional Cohort came together last week for an in-person conservation planning workshop on the ancestral lands of the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation...
May 14, 2026