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Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians


Cultivating Heritage, Freedom & Self-Determination

October 05, 2016 Miles McEvoy, Deputy Administrator of the National Organic Program

USDA invited A-dae Romero-Briones, member of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) , to be a guest author for this blog. The NOSB provides critical support to the USDA and the organic community. We thank the NOSB for their commitment to the organic community, and the integrity of the organic...

Food and Nutrition Farming

Of Bison and Blue Cornmeal: USDA Supports Access to Traditional Foods in Native American Communities

March 23, 2016 Julie Skolmowski and Lindsay Walle, Nutrition Services and Access, Food Distribution Division, Supplemental Nutrition and Safety Programs

March is National Nutrition Month. Throughout the month, USDA will be highlighting results of our efforts to improve access to safe, healthy food for all Americans and supporting the health of our next generation. In Indian Country, culture and tradition are sustained through shared meals with...

Food and Nutrition

Reap What You Sow: Choctaw Children Learn about Gardening and Cooking

September 03, 2014 Lindsay Walle, USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Food Distribution Division

“How many of you like vegetables?” The question posed to a gathering of Choctaw children in a garden in rural Mississippi elicits skeptical responses. But upon sampling the fresh produce harvested with their own hands, however, the children’s stereotypes of disgust turn to surprises of delight. A...

Food and Nutrition

NRCS Helps Choctaw Tribe Keep Hominy Tradition Alive & Profitable

January 29, 2013 Justin Fritscher, NRCS Mississippi

For special meals like those on birthdays and Christmas, members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians include hominy on the menu—but hominy, essentially dried corn kernels, is expensive to purchase.

Conservation

A Mississippi Tribe Upgrades Water Quality with USDA Support

July 18, 2012 Megan Pittman, Public Information Officer, USDA Rural Development

Trina N. George, Mississippi State Director for USDA Rural Development and Phyliss Anderson, Chief for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians held a Photo Op on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 in Choctaw, Miss., to commemorate USDA Rural Developments $1 million grant award to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw...

Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation Service Provides Assistance to Choctaw Tribe

November 18, 2011 Judi Craddock, NRCS Mississippi

November is American Indian Heritage Month and offers a great time to recognize the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for their stellar record as stewards of the environment.

Conservation
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