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First Nations Names JoAnn Melchor as Vice President of Development

Newly created position in new Albuquerque office to build capacity for fund development and greater investment in Native communities and economies JoAnn Melchor (Santo Domingo Pueblo) LONGMONT, Colo. ...

July 22, 2024

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First Nations Selects 11 New Indigenous Leaders in 5th Year of Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship

2024 Cohort to Perpetuate Native Knowledge and Continue Strengthening Native Communities LONGMONT, Colo. (February 16, 2024) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today announced the 1...

February 16, 2024

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First Nations Showcases Tribal Ecological Stewardship Strategies

Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska to be featured at Wild & Scenic Film Festival LONGMONT, Colorado (February 16, 2024) – Through a series of mini-documentaries produced by Spruce Tone Films, First Nati...

February 16, 2024

Thought Leadership

Living a Civil Rights Legacy

Guest Blogger Lauren Elizabeth Roberts Reflects on her Revolutionary Great-Great-Great Aunt, Elizabeth Peratrovich Lauren Elizabeth Roberts is a second-year student at the University of Denver studyin...

February 07, 2024

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First Nations Remembers Former Board Member N. Scott Momaday

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

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First Nations Invests in Next Generation of Native Food and Agriculture Leaders

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

Thought Leadership

Honoring Time-Old Traditions through Mission-Focused Fashion

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

Thought Leadership

Elevating Community-Led Climate Action and Environmental Justice

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

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First Nations Shines Light on Native-led Climate Strategies

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

Press Release

California Tribes to Advance Native Food Sovereignty and Local Food Systems

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