N. Scott Momaday, 1934-2024 This week, the staff and board of First Nations were saddened to learn of the passing of N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa), a novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and poet who se...
January 31, 2024
LONGMONT, Colorado (December 7, 2023) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today announced the awarding of 40 Native Agriculture & Food Systems Scholarships. The scholarships, whi...
December 07, 2023
First Nations’ Supporter Locklear Thomas Invests in First Nations and Native Communities A few months ago, Alex Locklear (Lumbee) reached out to First Nations to ask if we would be interested in...
December 04, 2023
First Nations has always recognized that the strongest solutions for Indian Country come from Native communities themselves. That is why, in 2021, after receiving a $5 million grant from the Bezos Ear...
November 30, 2023
Three newly released publications explore Native knowledge and practices in addressing climate change and environmental justice LONGMONT, Colorado (November 30, 2023) – First Nations Development Insti...
November 30, 2023
First Nations awards $450k in grants to 11 California-based tribes and tribally controlled nonprofits LONGMONT, Colorado (November 17, 2023) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) toda...
November 17, 2023
Trisha Kehaulani Watson, JD, PhD Honua Consulting, LLC This summer, the world watched as devastating fires overtook Maui. The reports from our community partners were heartbreaking, and First Nations ...
October 18, 2023
It’s Time to Be ‘Invisible No More’ In the spirit of Indigenous Peoples Day, First Nations is happy to announce that Invisible No More: Voices from Native America is now available. The result of...
October 05, 2023
During my internship, I have found it would be impossible for me to survey every reservation and all that is Indian-owned and describe the unique status of the infrastructure of Native communities. A...
August 23, 2023
From June 12 to 16, 2023, I alongside my coworkers, Leiloni Begaye and Wil Gover, ventured out to the southwest corner of the Navajo Nation for one of First Nations’ Conservation Planning Session. As...
July 27, 2023