First Nations News

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 03, 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 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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 16, 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 14, 2021

Strengthening Native Resilience in California in the Wake of the Pandemic

With Support from PHI’s Together Toward Health Program, First Nations Awards $550,000 in Grants to 30 Native Organizations in California LONGMONT, Colorado (June 11, 2021) – First Nations Development...

June 10, 2021

Apply Now for the 2022 Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship

Applications Due July 13, 2021 Apply Now for the 2022 Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship LONGMONT, Colorado (June 8, 2022) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) and The Henry Luce Fo...

June 08, 2021

First Nations Introduces 2021 Cohort for the Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship

13 Native Leaders Selected for their Passion and Ingenuity in Perpetuating Indigenous Knowledge and Strengthening Native Communities LONGMONT, Colo. (June 3, 2021) – First Nations Development Institu...

June 03, 2021

First Nations to Provide More COVID-19 Relief to Native Communities Thanks to Grant from May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust

LONGMONT, Colo. (May 20, 2021) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) is honored to announce the receipt of a $300,000 grant from the May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust. The grant...

May 20, 2021