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A study of food insecurity among Native Americans, based on data for the decade 2000-2010, found that they are more likely to experience food insecurity than the U.S. population as a whole. One main cause of disproportionate poverty and food insecurity is historical inequities in federal policies and underinvestment in the well-being of Native Americans, including those who live on reservations. 

Paul Bunyan Communications and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe will hold a sign-up day for the Affordable Connectivity Program from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 28, at the S. Lake Community Center.

A new initiative for the bison industry. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. A new pilot program is designed to widen access by tribal ...

Rep. Jeff Boatmans bill would ensure children from households under 250% of the federal poverty line can get free lunches for two years. For a family of four, that would

A new program being tested in South Dakota aims to help provide local ground bison meat for tribal communities, supporting Native ranchers in the process.

The US Department of Agriculture has established partnerships for a new, interagency pilot project aimed at of...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing partnerships for a new, interagency pilot project aimed at offerin...

The agency is partnering with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Lower Brule Sioux Tribe.

A $500,000 award from the USDA will support the U of As Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiatives development, piloting and implementation of food distribution produce-handling needs. 

Content by Butte-Silver Bow Health Department. Fall is in the air, heralding the arrival of football, pumpkins, visits to the apple orchard … and cold and flu season!