The Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC), headquartered in Billings, MT, is a resource for Native American farmers and ranchers throughout the country. Since 1987, IAC has been providing programs and developing federal opportunities that help Native American farmers and ranchers be successful. These opportunities include the following: technical assistance centers, which were established to increase Native Americans’ access to and use of USDA programs and service; conservation stewardship programs, which provide access to conservation planning, technical assistance, management resources, and useful land stewardship tools; and an American Indians Foods program, among others. The IAC also provides a Tribal Land Stewardship internship to college and high school-aged youth.
References: Intertribal Agriculture Council. (n.d). Retrieved from https://www.indianag.org/home
Funding Opportunities: Intertribal Agriculture Council
Mino Wiisinidaa! Let’s Eat Good
Mino Wiisinidaa! (Let’s Eat Good!) Traditional Foods for Healthy Living
Indigenous cookbooks provide opportunities to share information about traditional culture and food knowledge. Indigenous-led cookbooks promote the resurgence of decolonization of food guides and protect Tribal knowledge surrounding traditional foods; they are documents of identity and resilience. Increasing the consumption of Indigenous foods — becoming more familiar with local ingredients and cooking methods — can greatly benefit the health of oneself and community. The cookbooks in this section feature a combination of
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