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FNS Honors Traditions and Supports the Sovereignty of Tribal Nations

August 18, 2022 Alison Hard, Senior Policy Advisor for the Food and Nutrition Service

Tribal nations across what we now consider the Great Plains relied for millennia on their buffalo relatives for food, medicine, clothing, tools, and shelter. Yet today it is hard to find buffalo meat on school meal trays in the very areas where they once sustained Native communities. The Food and...

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Farm to School Efforts Positively Impact Tribal Communities

November 21, 2016 Samantha Benjamin-Kirk, Farm to School Regional Lead, Southeast Regional Office, Food and Nutrition Service

An ancient belief held by tribal communities is that the soil is cared for by Mother Earth, the nurturer and the protector of the land. This idea speaks to the importance of farm to school efforts in tribal communities. And many tribal communities are reconnecting children with their rich history...

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