First Nations Announces Commitment to Continue Ecological Stewardship Work LONGMONT, Colo. (Sept. 30, 2019) –First Nations Development Institute (FNDI) today announced plans to continue its ongoing work to catalyze Tribal initiatives in the Northern Great Plains to steward Tribal grassland regions and other natural resources in keeping with cultural traditions, while...
Loko iʻa practice reflects a deep Indigenous understanding of the environmental, ecological and social processes specific to our islands. Fisheries and Stewardship: Lessons from Native Hawaiian Aquaculture By Brenda Asuncion, Miwa Tamanaha, Kevin K.J. Chang and Kim Moa This article is the fourth in a series of articles published by NPQ, in partnership with First...
First Nations announces a series a summer webinars designed for natural resource professionals, particularly those working on tribal lands, and others interested in learning innovative approaches to ecological stewardship. The series is made possible by the Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, as part of the Mapping Ecological Stewardship Opportunities (MESO) project...
First Nations announces a series of summer webinars designed for natural resource professionals, particularly those working on Tribal lands, and others interested in learning innovative approaches to ecological stewardship. The series is made possible by the Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies, as part of the Mapping Ecological Stewardship Opportunities (MESO)...
With the launch of our new email platform, First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) is pleased to once again announce that we have received the highest rating of four stars from charity watchdog agency Charity Navigator. This is the ninth year in a row that First Nations has achieved this distinction. Only 4% of the charities rated by Charity Navigator can...
First Nations Receives $5 Million from Bezos Earth Fund to Advance Indigenous Ecological Stewardship LONGMONT, Colo. (December 6, 2021) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) announced today it has received a $5 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund to help tribes and Native-led nonprofit organizations conduct and operationalize climate change plans...
Wildlife Biologist Shaun Grassel, Ph.D., to Lead Stewarding Native Lands Program LONGMONT, Colo. (June 9, 2022) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) is honored to announce the appointment of Shaun Grassel, Ph.D., as Director of Programs—Stewarding Native Lands. In this position, Dr. Grassel, an enrolled member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, will...
Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska to be featured at Wild & Scenic Film Festival LONGMONT, Colorado (February 16, 2024) – Through a series of mini-documentaries produced by Spruce Tone Films, First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) is showcasing Tribal ecological stewardship practices that are protecting natural resources essential to the culture and...