by Mary Belle Zook | Aug 18, 2025
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) reflects the union of three distinct tribal nations: The Bitterroot Salish, the Upper Pend d’Oreille (Ql̓ispé), and the Kootenai (Ksanka) people, currently located on the Flathead Indian Reservation in northwestern...
by Mary Belle Zook | Aug 18, 2025
The people of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe are the Húŋkpati Oyáte (end of the camp circle) band, mostly descendants of the Mdewakanton Dakota Tribe of south and central present-day Minnesota. Through their new project titled Regenerative Range Infrastructure: Fencing...
by Mary Belle Zook | Aug 18, 2025
The Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI) supports Tribal Nations through various agricultural programming and technical assistance in establishing Tribal nation-to-nation relationships with the federal government in agriculture. IFAI seeks to expand upon...
by Mary Belle Zook | Aug 18, 2025
The IAC Young, Beginning & Small Capital Enhancement Project expands access to capital for Native producers through a partnership between the Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC) and Native Agriculture Financial Services (NAFS). Together, they combine education,...
by Mary Belle Zook | Aug 18, 2025
Akiptan, Inc. is an industry leader in Native agriculture lending, actively implementing The Akiptan Tȟéčake čiŋ Initiatives to empower youth within the community. The overarching goals of these initiatives focus on fostering business acumen and promoting food...