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Native America Calling: Native Bookshelf with Louise Erdrich (November 29, 2024)
Louise Erdrich’s latest novel draws its name from a river flowing through Ojibwe territory. 
Native America Calling: Turkey stories, Finding Manoomin and more on The Menu (November 27, 2024)
What’s on The Menu? Navajo origin stories, wild rice, salmon runs and more! 
Montana Free Press: All Nations Health Center hosts cooking classes (November 11, 2024)
Cooking classes at the All Nations Health Center focus on meal prep and sovereignty. 
MSU News: ‘Recipes for Resilience’ showcase Native crops (November 4, 2024)
A team of students and faculty at Montana State University have developed recipes to help support Native producers and improve food security on reservations. 
Indian boarding schools notoriously worked to stamp out Native languages, religions, and cultures — along with traditional foodways.
Tribes respond after Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida (October 10, 2024)
The Miccosukee Tribe and the Seminole Tribe are dealing with the effects of Hurricane Milton after the catastrophic storm hit their homelands in Florida. 
‘Gadugi’: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians pledges support after Hurricane Helene (September 30, 2024)
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is counting its blessings and coming together as a community amid widespread damage caused by Hurricane Helene. 
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. 
NAFOA: 5 Things You Need to Know this Week (September 9, 2024)
There’s still time to register for the #NAFOAFall24 conference! 
What’s on The Menu? Join Native America Calling’s special feature on Indigenous food.
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate wrapped up a whirlwind week of rallies, making history with the first campaign event opened by a tribal leader.
Native America Calling: Come see whhat’s on The Menu! (August 2, 2024)
Inter-tribal agreements, mushroom foraging and treaty fishing are on The Menu, Native America Calling’s food show. 
The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center is preparing for the grand opening of a new development.
Cronkite News: Bill returns bison to tribal homelands (July 1, 2024)
A bipartisan bill would relocate some of the 20,500 buffalo on public lands to tribal lands. 
For the first time, the federal government has acknowledged the historic and ongoing devastation caused to tribes by dams in the Pacific Northwest.
What’s on The Menu? Join Native America Calling for more on Alaska Native food, gardening and a new Bureau of Indian Education program.
Join Andi Murphy for The Menu, Native America Calling’s regular feature on Native food!
PHOTOS: Tunica-Biloxi Tribe celebrates at annual powwow (May 20, 2024)
“Each year, Pow Wow strengthens the bonds within our community and among our guests from afar,” said Chairman Marshall Pierite. 
The House Committee on Appropriations heard from dozens of Indian Country leaders who testified about their funding needs.
Euchee culinary traditions, subsistence whaling in Alaska and young gardeners are on The Menu, Native America Calling’s regular feature on food sovereignty.
Cronkite News: Navajo psychiatrist addresses mental health needs (April 29, 2024)
As a Native psychiatrist, Dr. Richard Laughter breaks down accessibility barriers by blending Native cultural practices with Western care. 
Native America Calling: The state of Native agriculture on The Menu (March 29, 2024)
What’s on The Menu? The state of Native agriculture, wild onion season and Native matriarchs. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation focuses on needs of our children (March 18, 2024)
According to the most recent data, 1 in 5 children in Oklahoma is living in poverty, and more than 180,000 kids in this state can’t always get enough nutritious food. 
Overfishing in Japan, a thriving black market, and even the Fukushima nuclear disaster are all fanning the flames of fishing disputes involving tribes and First Nations in the U.S. and Canada.
Native America Calling: Native agriculture and Native business (February 29, 2024)
Native agriculture is now a $6.4 billion industry, doubling in sales from 2017 to 2022. 
Cronkite News: Native farmers take advantage of new opportunities (February 15, 2024)
According to the Department of Agriculture, 59 percent of farmers in Arizona were Native, more than any other state. 
Soup, sharp knives and nominations for Native-owned businesses are on The Menu, a regular food feature from Native America Calling.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation invests in food security (January 22, 2024)
Cherokee Nation is working toward the day when no child ever has to wonder where their next meal is coming from, and no parent ever has to worry that they can’t provide healthy nutrition for their kids. 
Cronkite News: Non-profit takes Native approach to diabetes (December 21, 2023)
Native Americans for Community Action provides health services primarily to Native people, on and off reservation, in Arizona. 
The Biden administration just announced more than $4.3 million in funding to bolster meat processing in Indian Country.
VIDEO: Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack at White House Tribal Nations Summit (December 11, 2023)
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack delivers remarks at the White House Tribal Nations Summit on December 6, 2023. 
Secretary Haaland opens third annual White House Tribal Nations Summit (December 6, 2023)
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland delivers remarks at the opening of the third annual White House Tribal Nations Summit. 
Department of Agriculture announces inaugural Tribal Advisory Committee (December 6, 2023)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is finally launching its Tribal Advisory Committee.
Native America Calling: Making holiday food gatherings safe (December 5, 2023)
It’s that time of year when we gather around the table to share a holiday dinner with family and friends for harvest feasts and winter community meals.
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