Abi Fain

Policy and Government Relations Director | Intertribal Agriculture Council

Abi Fain is citizen of the Choctaw Nation and an attorney who has devoted her career to tribal advocacy and protecting tribal sovereignty. The scope of Abi’s practice has ranged from representing tribes in federal litigation and advocating on behalf of tribes before members of Congress and federal agencies, to working with tribes on developing and implementing tribal codes and policies tailored to meet their needs and support their goals. Prior to practicing law, Abi worked for the Notah Begay III Foundation, where she worked on developing messaging around the correlation between food deserts in Indian Country and negative health outcomes among Native children. It was here she first began to understand the critical need for agriculture development in Indian Country. Abi received her bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma State University, and her J.D. and Certificate in Federal Indian Law from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. She is licensed to practice law in Oklahoma, as well as the Osage Nation, the Muscogee Nation and the Cherokee Nation.