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The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska announced it has acquired Alaska Seafood Company, a Juneau-based retail and wholesale operation. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  

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The first Native American woman to serve as general counsel of the U.S. Department of Agriculture will leave her position at the end of next month.  

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The deadline for the 2023 Farm Bill is fast approaching in September, with the potential to build on colossal successes for Indian Country that were present in the 2018 iteration. 

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MINNEAPOLIS—Award-winning chef Sean Sherman has added a few more job titles — educator, retailer, nonprofit executive — with his newest venture: Indigenous Food Lab (IFL).  

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Yurok tribal member Linda Cooley came back home to northern California after a stint in Texas to head up Mad River Brewery, a tribal enterprise purchased in 2019 by the Tribe’s Yurok Agricultural Corporation.  

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Gone are the silver cans of pork and beef, the gelatin insides almost mocking Gary Besaw.

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With a $2.4 million initial investment, a new grant program hopes to position tribal colleges and universities as hubs for research and education on Indigenous agriculture, preservation, foraging, and food knowledge.

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The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is kicking off construction on a “much-needed” meat processing facility in Atmore, Ala., according to the Tribe. 

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The Native American Agriculture Fund, or NAAF, has announced a new round of grantmaking to the tune of $11 million beginning April 1 and closing June 1, 2023. 

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A roundtable hosted by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs last week revealed a clear priority as to what Indian Country needs in the 2023 Farm Bill: self-determination.