First-of-its-kind fund awards more than $200,000 to tribes and Native nonprofits in Minnesota
Healthy Children Healthy Nations Fund supports efforts to improve early childhood development and nutrition in Native American communities
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Native Farm Bill Coalition praises Senate’s bipartisan Farm Bill
Inclusion of Native American-related provisions can provide new opportunities for tribal governments and Native producers to address conservation, rural development, credit, food access, and dietar...
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Senate consideration of draft Farm Bill offers Indian Country more opportunities to fight its food and nutrition crisis
Roberts-Stabenow bill represents “good start,” but additional Native food sovereignty measures are still sought by Indian Country The Native Farm Bill Coalition, a collaboration of more than 1...
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New report outlines framework to improve early childhood development and nutrition for Minnesota’s Native children
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC), the Center for Indian Country Development of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, and Better Way Foundation today released a report outlining a ...
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Shakopee tribe and American Heart Association launch new health initiative with American Indian Cancer Foundation
Fertile Ground Grant Program will promote planning of health and nutrition policy work benefiting Native American communities The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) and the Ameri...
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Notah Begay III Foundation Awards $118,000 in “Seeds of Native Health” Grants
The Notah Begay III Foundation (NB3F) is pleased to announce its 2015 “Seeds of Native Health”Capacity Building Grantees. Thanks to the generous support of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community ...
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Notah Begay III Foundation awards $277,800 in Seeds of Native Health grants
he Notah Begay III Foundation (NB3F) is pleased to announce its 2015 “Seeds of Native Health” Promising Program Grantees. Thanks to the generous support of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community ...
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15 tribes and Native American organizations receive “Seeds of Native Health” grants totaling $523,000 from First Nations Development Institute
First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today announced the awarding of 15 grants totaling $523,000 under the Seeds of Native Health campaign. Seeds of Native Health – created and funde...
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Echo Hawk Consulting releases “Feeding Ourselves: Food Access, Health Disparities, and the Pathways to Healthy Native American Communities”
Echo Hawk Consulting, headed by Crystal Echo Hawk, released today a comprehensive report on the state of food access in Native American communities, and the resulting health disparities in Native A...
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The Notah Begay III Foundation’s announces “Seeds of Native Health” capacity building grant opportunity
The Notah Begay III Foundation (NB3F)’s national program, Native Strong: Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures is pleased to announce its 2015 “Seeds of Native Health” Capacity Building...
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The Notah Begay III Foundation announces “Seeds of Native Health” Promising Program grant opportunity
The Notah Begay III Foundation (NB3F)’s national program, Native Strong: Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures is pleased to announce its 2015 “Seeds of Native Health” Promising Program Grant Request ...
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First Nations Development Institute now accepting applications for “Seeds of Native Health” grants under its Native agriculture and food systems initiative
First Nations Development Institute (First Nations), a national Native American nonprofit organization that works to improve Native economies and communities, is now accepting proposals for its new...
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