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Seeds of Native Health First Nations Development Institute

WebSeeds of Native Health – created and funded by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community is a major philanthropic effort to improve the nutrition of Native Americans …

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URL: https://www.firstnations.org/projects/seeds-of-native-health/

GATHER Food Sovereignty Project

WebGATHER is a full-length documentary that is the result of a three-year collaboration between First Nations and award-winning director Sanjay Rawal. Hawaiian actor and activist …

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First Nations Receives Support to Promote Health Equity …

Web$1.5 million grant from the Colorado Health Foundation to strengthen community-based efforts to improve health and well-being of Colorado’s Native people and communities …

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The Code to Better Health First Nations Development …

WebTNRG presents at its Community Food Code Forum in March 2021. The sum of this knowledge showed there were many vulnerabilities in Turtle Mountain’s food system that …

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What the Aleut Community is Doing to Restore Health to …

WebThe Aleut Community of St. Paul Island (ACSPI) is a federally recognized tribe of more than 1,800 enrolled members from St. Paul Island, the largest of the five Pribilof Islands in the …

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Fact Sheet #10 Traditional Native Foods and Health

WebFact Sheet #10 Traditional Native Foods and Health. 2014. Download File. This fact sheet covers how traditional foods are an integral part Native cultural practices, values and …

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Indigenous Breastfeeding, Birth Work, and First Foods

WebBased on this, First Nations’ Indigenous Breastfeeding, Birth Work, and First Foods project area launched in January 2022 to expand and support what is considered to be part of …

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First Nations Development Institute

WebConnect with First Nations: Contact Us. National Headquarters First Nations Development Institute 2432 Main Street, 2nd Floor

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Traditional Native Foods and Health

WebFarming can provide a livelihood for young people True. In Southern Arizona, brothers Noland and Terrol Johnson are farming traditional crops like “60-day” corn and tepary …

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First Nations Awards Grants to 32 Community Partners to Improve …

WebFirst Nations Awards Grants to 32 Community Partners to Improve Native Food Sovereignty. LONGMONT, Colorado (March 1, 2022) – First Nations Development …

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Distinguishing between Native Food Sovereignty and Native Food …

WebDistinguishing Between Native Food Sovereignty and Native Food Security in Indian Country is a three-part series that includes Perspectives on Native Food Sovereignty & Health …

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Native American Grants to Support Access to Health

WebCommunity-led process distributes nearly $750,000 across Colorado. (May 23, 2023) – Native Americans statewide will have greater access to services and places that promote …

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History of Native Food Systems

WebWhat happened? Hundreds of years of influence and policy targeting Native people have disrupted or destroyed traditional food practices. In many cases, these policies removed …

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Strengthening Native Programs and Feeding Families

WebAs part of First Nations’ Native Food Pantry Initiative, the Strengthening Native Programs & Feeding Families project responds to the fact that Native Americans have some of the …

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Heart Disease in Native Communities

WebHeart disease is the leading cause of death among American Indians and Alaska Natives, according to the Centers for Disease Control. In addition, American Indians and Alaska …

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Nourishing Native Children

WebBeyond compromised physical health, hunger and food insecurity have widespread negative effects on children’s development. Hungry children are more likely to …

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Arielle Quintana First Nations Development Institute

WebArielle is a proud tribal member from Cochiti Pueblo in New Mexico. She joined First Nations’ Stewarding Native Lands program in April 2024 as a Program Officer, providing …

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Thunder Valley CDC is Helping Transform Pine Ridge

WebOne of the first grant recipients of First Nations Development Institute, Thunder Valley CDC is actively working to address systemic inequity by bridging Lakota culture with the rapid …

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First Nations Development Institute

WebFriends Of The Akwesasne Freedom School Inc. January 08, 2021. Aseshate:ka’te Grief Services

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First Nations Honors World Breastfeeding Week

WebAugust 1 to 7, 2022, is World Breastfeeding Week, a global campaign to raise awareness about breastfeeding and its many advantages. First Nations is celebrating the week by …

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