Native Americans

NOAA Announces Funding for Fish Habitats Across PNW, U.S.
NOAA Announces Funding for Fish Habitats Across PNW, U.S.
NOAA Announces Funding for Fish Habitats Across PNW, U.S.
NOAA Fisheries Wednesday announced $105 million in funding for 36 new fish passage projects under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.  The announcement includes significant funding to implement fish passage projects that meet tribal priorities and build tribal organizational capacity to support their role as stewards of tribal resources.    ...
USDA Looks To Promote Racial Equity In Rural Areas
USDA Looks To Promote Racial Equity In Rural Areas
USDA Looks To Promote Racial Equity In Rural Areas
There are many lessons that were learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, but one of the most notable according to USDA: "The pandemic has made it clear that our current federal nutrition safety net  while strong, can do more to promote healthy diets and advance racial equity," said Sara Bleich, USDA' Senior COVID-19 Advisor. "S ...
What is Food Sovereignty?
What is Food Sovereignty?
What is Food Sovereignty?
It's much more than just a catch phrase. But, for the new director of USDA's Office of Tribal Relations, Heather Dawn Thompson, what is "food sovereignty". "I think one really good example is heirloom seeds. A lot of native communities have heirlooms species of their squash and corn and etcetera that have been passed down  through the generations that they're looking forward to cul
Thompson Talks About Priorities At Tribal Relations
Thompson Talks About Priorities At Tribal Relations
Thompson Talks About Priorities At Tribal Relations
Heather Dawn Thompson has been named the new head of the USDA's Office of Tribal Relations. "This is a restoration of that the office was originally created," she recently noted. "It was created and designed legislatively to be directly under the Secretary ...