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Economic and dietary health of Native Americans hangs in the balance with 2018 Farm Bill, according to major new report
Most comprehensive assessment ever written of Farm Bill risks and opportunities for tribes, Native American producers, and urban Native American communities lays the foundation for unified advocacy
Current efforts by the United States Congress to write the 2018 Farm Bill will have significant consequences for the 5 million Native Americans and Alaskan Natives in the United States. A new tribal report concludes that Native communities must be prepared to better advocate for their interests, defend programs on which their most vulnerable members depend, and look for new ways to achieve greater food sovereignty and food security through increased self-reliance and reform of federal policies.
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Shakopee Mdewakanton and First Nations partnership impacts more than 6,000 people in 53 native communities
First Nations Development Institute’s “Growing Food Sovereignty in Native Communities” Report Illustrates Positive Impact of Seeds of Native Health Grants
LONGMONT, Colorado (June 6, 2017) – First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) today published Growing Food Sovereignty in Native Communities: Impact Report 2015-2016. This new report illustrates the significantly positive impact its work has had on Native American communities under First Nations’ participation in the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community’s (SMSC) Seeds of Native Health campaign.
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Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community increases Native American nutrition campaign to $10 million
Additional $5 million commitment and new strategic partnerships expand Minnesota tribe’s Seeds of Native Health philanthropic campaign
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) announced today that it is committing an additional $5 million in new funding over the next two years to its Seeds of Native Health campaign. This raises the campaign’s funding total to $10 million and represents the single-largest coordinated philanthropic effort in American history focused on improving Native American nutrition.