August 1 to 7, 2022, is World Breastfeeding Week, a global campaign to raise awareness about breastfeeding and its many advantages. First Nations is celebrating the week by highlighting a few of our c...
August 04, 2022
LONGMONT, Colorado (August 3, 2022) – To increase California Tribal people’s access to ancestral homelands, First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) recently awarded grants averaging $35,00...
August 03, 2022
First Nations Awards 13 Grants Averaging $35,000 to Support Native American-led Food Pantries and Food Banks LONGMONT, Colo. (July 21, 2022) – As part of a broad initiative to address food insecurity ...
July 21, 2022
The contributions that Indigenous people have made and continue to make to sports is substantial. Our fortitude and resiliency are shown through the courage we exude through our games. Natives and s...
July 13, 2022
First Nations and Director Sanjay Rawal Spotlight Native Food Systems in This Award-Winning, Collaborative Documentary LONGMONT, Colo. (June 15, 2022) – First Nations Development Institute ...
June 15, 2022
Wildlife Biologist Shaun Grassel, Ph.D., to Lead Stewarding Native Lands Program LONGMONT, Colo. (June 9, 2022) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) is honored to a...
June 09, 2022
Happy Pride Month, from First Nations! “Gay pride was not born of a need to celebrate being gay, but our right to exist without persecution. So instead of wondering why there isn’t a straight pride pa...
June 08, 2022
“The abuse of women is known in history, and tells you a lot about what is happening to our earth.” ―LaDonna Brave Bull Allard Social media platforms are tattered with posts saying, “No More Stolen ...
April 28, 2022
First Nations is focused on Investing in Native Youth, and we stand with our community partner, National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA), in supporting the safety, health, and spiritual stren...
April 27, 2022
Did you know that large foundations have allocated less than half a percent of their total annual grantmaking to Native communities since 2006? ―From Investing in Native Communities Native-led...
April 20, 2022