Since First Nations launched the Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellowship in 2020, we have recognized and supported 74 exceptional Native leaders, knowledge holders, and knowledge makers doing noteworthy
May 14, 2026
If one seed can give birth to a giant oak tree, imagine what a group of motivated Cherokee mothers can accomplish. In 2018, Melissa Lewis became a new mother. She and her husband (both Cherokee) were...
April 27, 2026
Yá’át’ééh. Jennifer Himmelreich yinishyé. In January 2026, I joined First Nations Development Institute as a senior program officer with the Native Arts, Language, and Knowledge program. ...
April 27, 2026
First Nations is grateful to Rob Jackson, a professor of neuroscience at Tufts University, for his generous donations over the years. Rob Jackson has an ironic life story. He dropped out of high schoo...
April 13, 2026
Food and birth are among the first teachers we encounter in life. For Native peoples, food and birth are inseparable threads in the fabric of community health. First Nations’ First Foods and Maternal ...
April 13, 2026
Based in Cannon Ball in the northern plains of North Dakota, just steps from the setting of the Standing Rock pipeline protests, Wozu Inc. is healing its community through a Native-led movement to reg...
April 13, 2026
Since 2019, First Nations has provided educational opportunities and support to program coordinators, school staff, teachers, community and youth organizers, and knowledge-keepers of all ages to ensur...
April 13, 2026
(Photo credit above: Lisa Mni) One focus area of First Nations’ Native Agriculture and Food Systems Investments program is Native Food Networks. By supporting tribes and Native nonprofit organization...
April 13, 2026
Policy Improves Food Systems, Nutrition and Access at Turtle Mountain When one thinks of good nutrition and positive health outcomes, one might think of food and access. But an essential component to ...
March 17, 2026