Cooperating to enhance Native American food economies

Join the Native American Agriculture Fund (NAAF), Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF), and the National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA) for a conference on enhancing Native American food systems through cooperatives. The program will include:

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• USDA’s Obligation to Native American Agriculture

• Vision for Rebuilding Native American Food and Agriculture Infrastructure

• Power, Reach, and Potential of Cooperatives

• Making a Cooperative Vision Real: Cooperatives in First Nation’s Canada

• The Legal Framework for Agriculture Cooperatives in Indian Country

• The Promise of Cooperatives in Creating Sustainable Food Systems

• Lessons Learned: Developing Sustainable Food Systems

• Shared Values: Indigenous People and Cooperatives

• Common Challenges in Cooperatives

• Unlocking Development Capital

• Meeting Community Needs: Cooperatives in Action