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POLICY & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

The Policy and Government Relations initiative executes strategies to address the needs of Tribal producers through national and local education and advocacy. Policymaking impacts Tribal agriculture, economic development, and racial equity, and the program ensures that producers across Indian Country have the opportunity to participate. Further, IAC advances many of its policy priorities through joint stewardship of the Native Farm Bill Coalition, which advocates for and alongside Tribal communities. 

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ABOUT

The Policy and Government Relations team implements education and advocacy strategies to address the policy priorities identified by the IAC’s General Membership. The team engages in a broad range of activities that include analyzing the impact of USDA and BIA regulations on Tribal producers and providing education and advocacy training to Tribes and Tribal producers, to engaging with federal agencies and members of Congress to ensure the breadth of Tribal agriculture—economic development, parity for Tribes, equitable access to federal programming, and more—is included in policy decisions. Additionally, as a co-steward of the Native Farm Bill Coalition (NFBC), IAC advocates for, and alongside, Tribal communities for the betterment of Indian Country through the Farm Bill.

As a longtime leader in Tribal agriculture, IAC is regularly represented in Washington, D.C., in larger policy discussions around agriculture and Indian Country, as well as through our work as a co-steward of the Native Farm Bill Coalition.

POLICY BRIEFS AND PRIORITIES

IAC LETTERS

ADMINISTRATIVE & CONGRESSIONAL LINKS

IAC NFBC ADVOCACY DOCUMENTS

FSA DEBT RELIEF LITIGATION LINKS

TEAM

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