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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK

The Technical Assistance (TA) Network provides direct on-the-ground assistance with USDA program access and supplemental resource identification through conducting outreach, assessing program applicability and eligibility, supporting interface with USDA and partners, advising on contract implementation, and growing tailored support networks. To realize goals related to agriculture and land management, the Intertribal Agriculture Council's (IAC) TA Specialists serve Tribes and individual Tribal producers to strengthen government-to-government relations, partnerships, project management, and capacity.

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ABOUT

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Delivery of program services to federally recognized Tribes and individual Tribal producers, is administered in fourteen regions nationwide. Each regional service area is represented by a Technical Assistance Specialist—resource navigators who assist Tribal producers in navigating barriers to operational success and achieving agricultural goals. IAC tailors its support by region to meet the unique needs of Tribal producers whose endeavors range from traditional and subsistence practices to commercial enterprises.

The Technical Assistance Network was established to increase access to and the use of USDA programs and services by Tribes and Tribal producers in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Office of Tribal Relations and the Intertribal Agriculture Council.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK

Tikaan Galbreath

Technical Assistance Network Director

tikaan@indianag.org

Katherine Minthorn

Technical Assistance Network Associate Director

katherine@indianag.org

Ashley Gervais

Technical Assistance Network Administrative Coordinator

ashley@indianag.org

 

CENTRAL 

Zane Not Afraid​

Interregional Manager - Central

zane@indianag.org

EAST 

Mackenize Martinez

Interregional Manager - East

mackenize@indianag.org

SOUTH

Vacant

Interregional Manager - South

WEST 

Natalie Solares 

Interregional Manager - West

natalie@indianag.org

ALASKA 

Katie Herzner

Technical Assistance Specialist

katie@indianag.org

Cary Fremin

Technical Assistance Specialist

cary@indianag.org

EASTERN - OK 

Jeff Caskey

Technical Assistance Specialist

jeff@indianag.org

Quinton Inman
Technical Assistance Specialist

quinton@indianag.org

GREAT PLAINS 

Fanny Brewer

Technical Assistance Specialist

fanny@indianag.org

GREAT LAKES 

Abby Buraglio

Technical Assistance Specialist

abby@indianag.org

Joey Tallier

Technical Assistance Specialist

joey@indianag.org

NORTHEAST ​

Amelia Evans-Brown

Technical Assistance Specialist

amelia@indianag.org

NORTHWEST - OR/ID 

Vacant

NORTHWEST - WA

Naomie Peasley

Technical Assistance Specialist

naomie@indianag.org

PACIFIC - CA

Lena Ortega

Technical Assistance Specialist

lena@indianag.org

PACIFIC - NV 

Nicole Bitsilly

Technical Assistance Specialist

nbitsilly@indianag.org

ROCKY MOUNTAIN 

Beau LaSalle

Technical Assistance Specialist

beau@indianag.org

Marlene Werk

Technical Assistance Specialist

marlene@indianag.org

SOUTHEAST ​

Angie Comeaux

Technical Assistance Specialist

angela@indianag.org

SOUTHERN PLAINS 

Evan Wahpekeche
Technical Assistance Specialist

evan@indianag.org

SOUTHWEST 

Janice Lucero

Technical Assistance Specialist

janice@indianag.org

WESTERN

Vacant

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UPCOMING EVENTS

  • CA-NRCS State Tribal Advisory Committee Meeting
    CA-NRCS State Tribal Advisory Committee Meeting
    Apr 15, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Zoom
    A virtual meeting hosted by the Intertribal Agriculture Council and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service for California Tribes and agricultural producers.
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Each year the Intertribal Agriculture Council hosts regional caucus meetings where Tribal member delegates representing 12 regions vote on issues impacting their regions, which shapes IAC’s work and priorities for the upcoming year.

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2019

SUCCESS STORIES

Stories from 2019 highlight the contributions & achievements Iof producers and youth nationwide strengthening Tribal food systems.

2020

SUCCESS STORIES

Read about the resiliency of Native producers during an unprecedented pandemic and the challenges faced with technical assistance.

2021

SUCCESS STORIES

Read how IAC's TA Network expanded to serve hundreds of Tribal producers per week and conduct over 2500 TA based activities.

2022

SUCCESS STORIES

With increased capacity in 2022, IAC's outreach included programs aimed at improving producer operations and Tribal self-determination.

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Intertribal Agriculture Council

PO Box 958, Billings, MT 59103

Tel: (406) 259-3525 

Fax: (888) 245-9694 

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