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Fisheries and Stewardship: Lessons from Native Hawaiian Aquaculture

Loko iʻa practice reflects a deep Indigenous understanding of the environmental, ecological and social processes specific to our islands. Fisheries and Stewardship: Lessons from Native Hawaiian Aqu...

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Our Bodies Are the Front Lines: Responding to Land-Based Gender Violence

It has long been acknowledged by Indigenous peoples that violence against our lands is deeply tied to violence against Indigenous people (especially women and girls) Our Bodies Are the Front Lines:...

First Nations Receives Grant to Support Indigenous-Led Environmental Justice Efforts

First Nations Receives Grant to Support Indigenous-Led Environmental Justice Efforts   LONGMONT, Colorado (March 17, 2020) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) has received...

Fire, Forests, and Our Lands: An Indigenous Ecological Perspective

Cultural burning, Karuk nation members, northern California Fire, Forests, and Our Lands: An Indigenous Ecological Perspective By Hillary Renick This article is the second in a series of article...

First Nations’ Response to Coronavirus

Dear Friends, Partners, Colleagues and Supporters, The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is presenting the world with an unprecedented situation that will have immediate and longer-term impacts on our communit...

Data Manager position available with First Nations

  First Nations Seeking Data Manager First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) is a Native-led nonprofit organization working to strengthen Native American economies to support healthy Na...

Protecting the Earth, Protecting Ourselves: Stories from Native America

Protecting the Earth, Protecting Ourselves: Stories from Native America by Raymond Foxworth Over the next two months, NPQ, in partnership with the First Nations Development Institute (First N...

Come to the Indian Agriculture Training Workshop in Albuquerque in April

  The Business of Indian Agriculture & Business Planning Development Training Workshop April 7-9, 2020 Albuquerque, NM Do you run a ranching or farming operation in your community and want to move...

First Nations releases publication on Supporting Community Intellectuals and Partnerships in Native Communities

  First Nations releases publication on Supporting Community Intellectuals and Partnerships in Native Communities With generous support from the Henry Luce Foundation (Luce), First Nations Developm...