First Nations Development Institute

Led by Native Ways Federation, Native Nonprofit Day is a nationwide movement to increase support for Native-led organizations and create positive change in Native communities. Learn more and join F...

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Helping First Nations create communities of learning knowledge exchange are trainers, Lisa Mni (Oglala Lakota) and Arlo Iron Cloud (Oglala Lakota, Diné). The two knowledge-holders visit Native comm...

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Through a series of mini-documentaries, First Nations Development Institute is showcasing Tribal ecological stewardship practices that are protecting natural resources essential to the culture and ...

First Nations is set to direct more than $750,000 toward Native-led stewardship efforts through our Tribal Lands Conservation Fund. This means more Tribes and Native-led organizations will be abl...

Through a series of mini-documentaries, First Nations Development Institute is showcasing Tribal ecological stewardship practices that are protecting natural resources essential to the culture and ...

Through a series of mini-documentaries, First Nations Development Institute is showcasing Tribal ecological stewardship practices that are protecting natural resources essential to the culture and ...

First Nations’ Indigenous Breastfeeding, Birth Work, and First Foods project is a vital effort in transforming systems of care by empowering Native women and communities. With 30 grants awarded to ...

Art is a cultural asset for Native communities, and has been an integral part to sustaining Native nations, culture, language and traditions. Learn more about how the Poeh Cultural Center makes sur...

As part of our “Bring Back the Native” campaign, we’re sharing stories that highlight traditional stewardship practices and teach love and compassion for all living things for generations to come. ...

In this webinar, First Nations’ JoAnn Melchor has a conversation with Trisha Moquino (Pueblo Villages of Cochiti, Ohkay Owhingeh, and Kewa), founder of the Keres Children’s Learning Center in Cochi...

As November comes to a close, we're excited to share one more Native Arts community partner: Woodland Indian Art Inc. Learn more about how this nonprofit organization in Oneida, Wisconsin, seeks to...

As part of First Nations' “Bring Back the Native” campaign, we're highlighting books that encourage access to cultural traditions and stewardship practices. Here, we feature Chenoa and Keith Egawa ...

As First Nations continues to honor National Native American Heritage Month 2024, we're excited to showcase Hopitutuqaiki (Hopi School Inc.) a year-round arts magnet school that uses Hopi’s streng...

As First Nations continues to honor National Native American Heritage Month 2024, we're excited to showcase Tananáwit: A Community of Warm Springs Artists. As a Native Arts community partner, this ...

November is National Native American Heritage Month.  This month and every month, we celebrate the ingenuity, culture, and resiliency of Native communities. In continued celebration through the yea...

There are only about 150 Native Languages still alive today in the United States, many spoken by a few elders. Without interventions, many of these languages will become extinct within 50 to 100 ye...

First Nations established the Stewarding Native Lands program to support Tribes and Native communities to regain and restore their lands. In the field of Native American community development, land...