FNS is partnering with the Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC) to conduct crucial dialogues with American Indian/Alaskan Native youth, parents, and producers on traditional foodways and farm to school. The cooperative agreement will develop findings on how FNS can better support Indigenous Food Sovereignty through farm to school.
Project Goal
Empower Native youth, communities, and producers to find linkages between the school food environment and Indigenous foodways and identify opportunities to support Indigenous Food Sovereignty through farm to school.
Activities
IAC and NFSN will facilitate eight in-person and virtual roundtable discussions with Native youth and producers. The IAC will analyze and report findings throughout the project and share final insights and recommendations at IAC’s December 2026 Annual Conference.
Key Milestones
All events will have a farm to school roundtable discussion.
- July 2024:
- Indigenous Food Sovereignty Youth Summits, Fairbanks, Alaska
- Indigenous Food Sovereignty Youth Summits, Bismarck, North Dakota
- Fall 2024: Native Youth in Food and Agriculture Leadership Summit, Fayetteville, Arkansas
- December 2024: IAC Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.
- May 2025: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Youth Summits, TBD
- June 2025: Farm to Cafeteria Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- June 2025: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Youth Summits, TBD
- August 2025: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Youth Summits, TBD
- September 2025: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Youth Summits, TBD
- December 2025: IAC Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Summer 2026: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Youth Summits, TBD
- December 2026: IAC Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. IAC will present finalized insights and recommendations.
Learn more about the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Youth Summits.