Founded in 1987, the Intertribal Agriculture Council's (IAC) mission is to pursue and promote the conservation, development, and use of the agricultural resources of the Native American Indian and Native Alaskan Tribes. Since its founding, IAC's member Tribes have guided the organization, driving efforts to advance agricultural priorities across more than 56 million acres of Tribal land in the United States. The IAC Board of Directors comprises one member delegate from each of the twelve IAC regions and one of IAC's Youth Advisory Council members.