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A department-wide push for equity continues at the U.S. Department of Agriculture through a new one-time program aimed at building cooperative relationships and improving programmatic access for underserved communities.
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All three Indigenous semifinalists in this year’s prestigious James Beard Awards, a program to recognize innovative chefs and restaurants across the country, have advanced to the round of finalists.
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The traditional homelands of the Alutiiq tribe on the Kodiak Archipelago of Alaska is home to just eight farms, and a single trip to the mainland requires both a long drive and a plane ride.
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LONGMONT, Colo. — A popular grant program aimed at improving food sovereignty in tribal communities faces an uncertain future thanks to dwindling funding, even as it supports projects across the country.
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If Sean Sherman needed any more proof of concept for the Owamni restaurant he launched in 2021 with his partner Dana Thompson to celebrate Indigenous foods, he received a loud and clear message last week.
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The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has forged a partnership with the Mississippi State University Extension Service to help recruit and retain tribal students as they work toward their career goals.
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Two representatives from large, Native American-led agricultural organizations have been selected to serve on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Equity Commission, which the agency first proposed last year.
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The Nez Perce Bio-Control Center in Lapwai, Idaho serves as the launching point for a war against invasive plants using somewhat unconventional biological weaponry: insects and other organisms bred specifically to keep the non-native plants in check.
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ATMORE, Ala. — The Poarch Band of Creek Indians hopes a new meat processing plant will help solve both tribal and state food supply chain issues.
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Little Canada, Minn.-based Indian Land Tenure Foundation has two contracts going with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The first is to provide legal services, such as will-writing and gift deeds for Native farmers and ranchers. The second is to support the USDA’s Federally Recognized Tribal Extension Programs and their agents.