The roundtable takes place at 2:30pm Eastern on Wednesday in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. The list of participants follows:“It’s a significant piece of legislation. We see it as an opportunity”: Roy Baldridge, Second Chief of Shawnee Tribe, looks forward to 2023 version of Farm Bill that’s due to be considered by the 118th Congress this year. @saawanooki @NCAI1944 #ECWS2023 #DC #118th #Congress pic.twitter.com/8GkZFSGuWX
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President
Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
Juneau, Alaska Ms. Mahina Paishon-Duarte
Co-Founder
ʻĀina Aloha Economic Futures
Honolulu, Hawaii Ms. Kelsey Scott
Director of Programs
Intertribal Agriculture Council
Gettysburg, South Dakota Mr. Ryan Lankford
Chairman
Montana State FSA Committee and Island Mountain Development Group
Chinook, Montana Mr. Vincent Cowboy
Chief Operations Officer
Navajo Agricultural Products Industry
Farmington, New Mexico Mr. Trenton Kissee
Director
Agriculture and Natural Resources for Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Claremore, Oklahoma Ms. Mary Greene Trottier
President
National Association of Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations
Fort Totten, North Dakota Mr. Dustin Schmidt
Producer
Rosebud Sioux Tribe
White River, South Dakota
“It’s a significant piece of legislation. We see it as an opportunity”: Roy Baldridge, Second Chief of Shawnee Tribe, looks forward to 2023 version of Farm Bill that’s due to be considered by the 118th Congress this year. @saawanooki @NCAI1944 #ECWS2023 #DC #118th #Congress pic.twitter.com/8GkZFSGuWX
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“Congress is gearing up for another Farm Bill”: Erin Parker, Executive Director, Indigenous Food & Agriculture Initiative, urges Indian Country to read “Gaining Ground” report to see how tribal communities benefit from Farm Bill. @ifaiuark @NativeFarmBill @NCAI1944 #ECWS2023 #DC pic.twitter.com/DPQNWNDVoL
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Visit the Native Farm Bill Coalition to read the “Gaining Ground” report and learn all about the 63 Tribal-specific provisions of the last Farm Bill. Goal is to keep gaining ground in 2023 Farm Bill.https://t.co/0R0FaYN8dF@NativeFarmBill @NCAI1944 #ECWS2023 #DC #FarmBill pic.twitter.com/D8CSjrIK9K
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