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Senior Advisor Announces Water Quality Projects to Improve Public Health on North Dakota and Minnesota Reservations

September 18, 2012 Janie Hipp, Senior Advisor to Secretary Vilsack for Tribal Relations

Last week it was my privilege to attend the annual United Tribes Tribal Leaders Summit and associated conferences in Bismarck, North Dakota. This annual gathering is an opportunity for tribal leaders from around the region to exchange information about current issues in Indian Country. While there...

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Council for Native American Farming and Ranching Begins Work

August 17, 2012 Janie Hipp, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Tribal Relations

An intensive two day public meeting wrapped up earlier this week in Washington, D.C., as the recently appointed members of the Council for Native American Farming and Ranching met face-to-face for the first time.

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USDA Participates in the UN Commission on the Status of Women

April 04, 2012 Kisha Davis, White House Fellow

Rebecca Blue, Acting Deputy Undersecretary for MRP; Janie Hip, Senior Advisor to the Secretary on Tribal Affairs; and Kisha Davis, White House Fellow were excited to represent USDA on the US delegation to the UN for the 56 th Commission on the Status of Women. The theme this year was the empowerment...

Food and Nutrition Initiatives

Secretary Vilsack Reaffirms USDA's Commitment to Support Tribes

March 09, 2012 Wayne Maloney, USDA Office of Communications

It was fitting that the afternoon session of this month’s National Congress of American Indians meeting in Washington, DC, featured, as the lead speaker, former North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan. After leaving office, Senator Dorgan created a center for Native American Youth and remains an advocate...

USDA Results Food and Nutrition Initiatives

USDA Tribal Relations Advisor Addresses National Tribal Conference with Message of Continued Consultations

May 25, 2011 Dianna Jennings, USDA Rural Development Arizona Public Information Coordinator

Janie Hipp is passionate about her work. Hipp, a Senior Advisor to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, delivered the keynote address at the National American Indian Housing Council national conference going on in Phoenix, Arizona, this week. She noted that one of the first things that Secretary...

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USDA, Bureau of Indian Affairs Meet to Better Serve Tribes

March 29, 2011 Janie Hipp, Senior Adviser to the Secretary for Tribal relations

Earlier this week I was privileged to co-host a historic meeting here at USDA. I was joined by Jodi Gillette, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Michael Black, Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to discuss ways USDA and BIA can work together to better serve the...

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USDA Officials to Attend 2010 White House Tribal Nations Conference

December 16, 2010 Wayne Maloney, USDA Office of Communications

Today marks a historic event. Alaska Native and Native American leaders are scheduled to meet with President Obama at the White House Tribal Nations Conference, held at the headquarters of the Department of Interior in Washington. Among those scheduled to attend from USDA are Secretary Tom Vilsack...

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USDA Observes National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month

November 01, 2010 Janie Hipp, Senior Adviser to Secretary Vilsack for Tribal relations

As we mark the beginning of National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month I would like to make a request of everyone reading this blog: Take time today to learn more about the culture and history of the first people of this country. There will be events across the Nation, including here...

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