To promote better understanding about Indigenous sovereignty and the nation-to-nation relationships between the United States and the 574 recognized American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Nations across what is now the U.S., Team AgLearn is providing information and resources below. (Note: many more Nations and Tribes across the U.S. are currently not recognized by the U.S., but they all retain their identity as sovereign nations).

More information and resources about Tribal Sovereignty and nation-to-nation relationships from the Department of the Interior External Link

USDA Courses

• History of Federal Tribal Relationships Training 
• Tribal Trust Responsibility Training
• Tribal Sovereignty Training 
• Tribal Consultation Training
• Public Law 102-477 Training
• American Indian Influences on American Agriculture
• Working Effectively with Tribal Governments
• USDA Cross Training Programs: NRCS Conservation Programs

Available eBooks and Audiobooks

• eBook: Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World External Link
• eBook: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants External Link
• eBook: Decolonizing Wealth: Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance, Second Edition External Link
• Audiobook: An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States: Revisioning American History External Link
• Audiobook: Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization External Link

Supplemental Federal Resources

• Native American Heritage Month 2023 External Link
• U.S. Senate: Celebrating National Native American Heritage Month External Link
• National Museum of the American Indian External Link
• Elevating Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge | NIFA External Link