Ponca Tribe to build new facility with USDA grant
The tribe was awarded $4.8 million.
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The tribe was awarded $4.8 million.
Tribe officials said the facility will be used to sustainably harvest and distribute meat to its members in accordance with sacred traditions.
The grant falls under the Indigenous Animals Harvesting and Meat Processing Grant Program.
The Tribe will use the facility to sustainably harvest and distribute meat from its bison herd to tribal members across the country, in accordance with sacred tribal tradition.
The facility will be used to sustainably harvest and distribute meat from its buffalo herd to more than 5,800 tribal members located across the country.