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First Nations to Advance Work to Nurture Native Youth

New $1 million investment from Blue Meridian Partners to support programs for holistic well-being and a positive sense-of-self for Native youth Longmont, Colo. (December 22, 2021) – First Nations Deve...

December 21, 2021

First Nations Receives $5 Million from Bezos Earth Fund to Advance Indigenous Ecological Stewardship

First Nations Receives $5 Million from Bezos Earth Fund to Advance Indigenous Ecological Stewardship LONGMONT, Colo. (December 6, 2021) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) announced ...

December 05, 2021

Creating Space for Sharing Stories and Changing the Narrative

First Nations always aims to create space for Indigenous people to share stories and insights. During Native American Heritage Month and as part of our ongoing “Lunch and Learn” series, we were honore...

November 18, 2021

Beyond Each November: Our Beauty and Resilience Go On

Join us in Celebrating Native American Heritage Month Year-Round Since 1990, every sitting president has acknowledged November as National American Indian Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the many ...

November 03, 2021

First Nations Again Ranks Top Notch for 10th Consecutive Year

LONGMONT, Colo. (November 3, 2021) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) continues to be a top Indigenous-led nonprofit people trust. The 41-year-old organization today announced it ha...

November 02, 2021

First Nations’ Raymond Foxworth to be a Visiting Scholar at University of New Mexico

We are honored to announce that First Nations’ Vice President of Grantmaking, Development and Communications Raymond Foxworth, Ph.D., will be a visiting scholar in the Political Science Department at ...

September 14, 2021

Apply Now for 2021 Native Youth and Culture Fund Grants

First Nations Now Accepting Proposals for 2021 Native Youth and Culture Fund Grants LONGMONT, Colo. (July 15, 2021) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today announced it is accepti...

July 14, 2021

First Nations Receives Bank of America’s National Neighborhood Builders® Award

First Nations Named One of Four Recipients of Bank of America’s National Neighborhood Builders® Award LONGMONT, Colo. (July 15, 2021) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) announced to...

July 14, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccine Poll Reveals Trends in Access for Native Americans

LONGMONT, Colo (June 16, 2021) – Today, the African American Research Collaborative (AARC) and The Commonwealth Fund released findings from the just-completed 2021 American COVID-19 Vaccine Poll — a...

June 15, 2021

Pandemic Relief and Recovery Support Available to Native Communities through First Nations’ Western COVID-19 Response Grant

Tribes in Western States: Apply by June 24, 2021 LONGMONT, Colo. (June 14, 2021) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) has announced that pandemic relief and response support is being ...

June 13, 2021