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  USDA Announces New Resources to Empower Indigenous Food Sovereignty

  Posted by Andy Ollove on December 20, 2022 at 3:39 PM

  As a follow up to the great discussions we’ve had around Indigenous inclusion in USDA programming, I saw this announcement today. I’m curious what people think about it.

  https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2022/11/14/usda-announces-new-resources-empower-indigenous-food-sovereignty

  From the announcement:

  U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today
  announced new resources and new agreements of the USDA Indigenous Food
  Sovereignty Initiative, which promotes traditional food ways, Indian
  Country food and agriculture markets, and Indigenous health through
  foods tailored to American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) dietary needs.
  USDA is partnering with tribal-serving organizations on these projects
  to reimagine federal food and agriculture programs from an Indigenous
  perspective and inform future USDA programs and policies. The USDA Food
  Sovereignty Initiative was one of several efforts announced at the 2021
  White House Tribal Nations Summit to better serve tribal governments,
  citizens, and organizations.

  Andy Ollove replied 2 years, 4 months ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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