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Native America Calling: Weaponizing food and federal dietary guidelines (September 27, 2024)
How much do the proposed USDA Dietary Guidelines reflect what industries want to promote as opposed to what Native people consider nutritious? 
Indian Country is already suffering from a food shortage crisis and problems will only get worse under a government shutdown, lawmakers were told at a crowded hearing on Capitol Hill.
A joint oversight hearing on “Severe Food Distribution Shortages in Tribal and Elderly Communities” takes place on September 11, 2024.
VIDEO: Secretary Tom Vilsack apologizes for food shortage crisis in Indian Country (September 11, 2024)
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack discusses the food shortage crisis in Indian Country on September 11, 2024. 
VIDEO: Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) on ‘gross negligence’ at Department of Agriculture (September 11, 2024)
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma), the chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, discusses the food shortage crisis in Indian Country on September 11, 2024. 
A joint oversight hearing on “Severe Food Distribution Shortages in Tribal and Elderly Communities” takes place on September 11, 2024.
Indian Country still dealing with food shortage crisis (September 9, 2024)
Tribal leaders, joined by lawmakers from both parties, are demanding answers from the Biden administration about a food shortage crisis that has hit the most vulnerable in Indian Country. 
What’s on The Menu? Join Native America Calling’s special feature on Indigenous food.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is hosting a roundtable to hear about Native priorities for the upcoming Farm Bill.
Tribal youth get a taste of food sovereignty at White House gathering (November 15, 2022)
Dozens of young Native people flocked to the nation’s capital for the return of the White House Tribal Youth Forum, where they saw food sovereignty in action.
What’s on The Menu? Join Native America Calling’s resident foodie Andi Murphy to find out!
Native America Calling: Taking control of the Food Distribution Program (December 2, 2021)
The Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservation is taking a big step toward tribal food sovereignty. 
DVIDS: More tribes benefit from food distribution program (December 1, 2020)
Fresh shell eggs are now available to 28 more tribes throughout the country, thanks to a fresh produce program administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support.
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