We are Part of a National Food Safety Effort.

FDA has provided funding to create a network of training centers and cooperative agreements to provide food safety training for farm owners and operators and food processors. These centers have been provided funding to reach critical regional and national groups to provide training, education and technical assistance according to standards that were established under FSMA. These are the National Coordination Center, the Regional Centers, and Cooperative Agreement Partners. 

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INTERTRIBAL AGRICULTURE COUNCIL

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The Intertribal Agriculture Council was founded in 1987 to pursue and promote the conservation, development and use of our agricultural resources for the betterment of our people.

Land-based agricultural resources are vital to the economic and social welfare of many Native American and Alaskan Tribes. The harmonies of man, soil, water, air, vegetation and wildlife that collectively make-up the American Indian agriculture community, influence our emotional and spiritual well being. Prior to 1987, American Indian agriculture was basically unheard of outside reservation boundaries.

Since that time, IAC has grown to prominence in Indian Country and among the federal government agencies and the agricultural field with which it works on behalf of individual Indian producers and Tribal enterprises. The IAC has over the last decade become recognized as the most respected voice within the Indian community and government circles on agricultural policies and programs in Indian country.

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA—TRIBAL EXTENSION PROGRAM

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The University of Arizona Tribal Extension Program’s mission is identifying and meeting the dynamic needs of tribal communities by developing and implementing culturally appropriate, science-based programs that improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities throughout Native American land.

STEERING COMMITTEE

The Tribal Food Safety Alliance is a collaborative effort informed by an advisory committee of producers/processors, food safety and technical specialists from across Indian Country and regulatory agencies. IFAI is grateful for the voluntary support provided by individuals and organizations in this committee.

· Ronalda Angasan, Alaska Village Initiatives

· Betsy Bihn, Ph.D., Produce Safety Alliance

· Zach Ducheneaux, Intertribal Agriculture Council

· Jeremy Grey Cloud Sparks, Bay Mills Community College Waishkey Bay Farms

· Rodney Holcomb, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

· Lucas Humblet, Dream of Wild Health

· Buck Jones, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission

· Don Kautter, US Food and Drug Administration

· Philomena Kebec, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission

· Scarlett Salem, US Food and Drug Administration

· Toni Stanger-McLaughlin, citizen of Colville Nation

· Trent Teegerstrom, University of Arizona Tribal Extension Program

· Angela Shaw, Ph.D., Iowa State University

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