MEMBERSHIP
The Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC) is a 501(c)3 with a general membership composed of federally recognized Tribes. Since its founding in 1987, the IAC has been guided by its member Tribes, advocating for the agricultural interests of Indian Country and advancing agricultural priorities across more than 56 million acres of land under Tribal jurisdiction in the United States.
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Why join?
ADVOCACY - Membership of any type entitles members to engage in Annual Conference caucuses, where members can raise regional issues, contribute to policy discussions, and support the development of actionable items brought forward by voting delegates for broader consideration.
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POLICY - Member Tribes help inform agricultural policy priorities through participation in advocacy processes that reflect Tribal perspectives at both regional and national levels.
VOTING MEMBERSHIP + TRIBAL LEADERS + SELF-DETERMINATION
IAC’s organizational structure positions federally recognized Tribes to inform agricultural policy and USDA program implementation to advance and rebuild Tribal food systems.
ELIGIBILITY
All federally recognized Tribes and Native Alaskan Tribes, as defined in the Self Determination Act, (PL93-638) with an interest in the management and development of Indian agricultural resources are eligible for general membership.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP
Voting membership in the Council is open to all federally recognized Tribes and Native Alaskan Tribes with an interest in the management and development of Indian agricultural resources. General membership on the Council is vested with the Tribes and not with any specific individual, and becomes effective with the payment of dues.
MEMBER TRIBES 2025-2026
* Member Tribes that have opted in for a 5 year membership.
Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
Alturas Indian Rancheria
Alutiiq Tribe Of Old Harbor*
Bishop Paiute Tribe
Blackfeet Nation
Cheesh'na Tribal Council
Cherokee Nation
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Chickasaw Nation
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Coeur D'Alene Tribe*
Colville Confederated Tribes
Comanche Nation
Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes*
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe
Diné/Navajo Nation
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians*
Eastern Shoshone*
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa tribe
Fort Belknap Indian Community
Ho-Chunk Nation
Hoopa Valley Tribe
Hualapai
Iowa Tribe of Kansas & Nebraska
Jicarilla Apache Nation
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
Klamath Tribes
Knik Tribe
Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana
Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians
Morongo Band of Mission Indians
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Native Village of Atka
Native Village of Tyonek
Nez Pierce Tribe
Northern Arapaho Tribe
Northern Cheyenne Tribe
Osage Nation
Pauma Band of Mission Indians
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
Pit River Tribe
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation*
Pueblo of Sandia
Pueblo of Santa Clara*
Quechan Indian Tribe, Ft. Yuma Indian Reservation
Rappahannock Tribe
Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians
Rocky Boy Chippewa Cree Tribe
Rosebud Sioux*
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe
Santee Sioux Nation
Santo Domingo Pueblo
Seminole Tribe of Florida
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of Duck Valley
Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
Sokaogon Chippewa Community
South Fork Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada
Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Spirit Lake Tribe*
Spokane
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
The Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation*
Tule River Indian Tribe of California*
Walker River Paiute Tribe
White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians*
CAUCUS REPORTS
This report highlights a year of transition and resilience across Indian Country, detailing how the Intertribal Agriculture Council maintained stability, advanced Tribal producer priorities, strengthened advocacy, and reinforced Tribal leadership while preparing for growth.
This report provides a comprehensive review of the 110 priorities identified by IAC members at the 2024 Annual Conference, organized by regional caucus. Members may refer to the report to review their regional executive summary.
IAC uses the caucus process to identify and advance policy positions on agriculture issues affecting federally recognized Tribes and their citizens. Members can submit regional concerns through the Annual Conference caucuses, where eligible voting delegates may bring actionable items forward for consideration in December at the Annual Membership Meeting.
This following resolution template was created by the Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC) to serve as a model with which federally recognized tribes can base their own resolution for membership of IAC, along with delegation of person(s). Users are encouraged to modify the template as needed to better represent the priorities of the tribe. Throughout the template, there are identified areas in which the user should replace with their own information. For example, wherever “The________________Tribe” occurs, the user should input the name of their federally recognized tribe in the blank space.
TEMPLATE DOCUMENTS - For Tribes
TEMPLATE TRIBAL RESOLUTION
(Word .docx)
TEMPLATE TRIBAL DELEGATE DESIGNATION LETTER
(Word .docx)
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