The institute helps Native American tribal members to mobilize enterprises that are reform-minded, culturally suitable, and economically feasible by coordinating local grassroots projects with national program and policy development initiatives to build capacity for self-reliant reservation economies.
titles from this organization

Honoring Indigenous Knowledge: First Nations Annual Report 2020
Dec 22, 2021
Publisher(s): First Nations Development Institute

Outcomes Under the Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative
Jan 1, 2018
Publisher(s): First Nations Development Institute

A Call To Action: Increasing Opportunities for Native American Student Success
Dec 31, 2017
Publisher(s): First Nations Development Institute

Indian Country Food Price Index: Exploring Variation in Food Pricing Across Native Communities, A Working Paper
Jun 30, 2016
Publisher(s): First Nations Development Institute

Roots of Change: Food Policy in Native Communities
Jan 1, 2016
Publisher(s): First Nations Development Institute

Telling Our Giving Stories: Native Philanthropy and Community Development
Sep 17, 2015
Publisher(s): First Nations Development Institute

Investing in Native Youth: Grantmaking Trends from the Native Youth and Culture Fund
Jul 28, 2015
Publisher(s): First Nations Development Institute; Native Youth and Culture Fund

Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative: A Final Evaluation Report of 2012-2014 Program Activities
Feb 1, 2015
Publisher(s): First Nations Development Institute

A How-To Guide for Incorporating a Nonprofit Organization
Apr 7, 2014
Publisher(s): First Nations Development Institute
- Henry Luce Foundation
- Northwest Area Foundation
- Frontline Solutions
- Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York
- Native Youth and Culture Fund
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
- FINRA Investor Education Foundation
- Reclaiming Native Truth
- Echo Hawk