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The Native Farm Bill Coalition is urging senators to restore a tribal food purchasing pilot omitted from the House farm bill, warning that the program’s future could be in jeopardy if Congress fails to explicitly reauthorize it.
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Tribes and tribal entities will be eligible to compete for a share of $60 million in new federal meat processing funding under a U.S. Department of Agriculture program aimed at expanding domestic processing capacity and supporting smaller facilities.
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A coalition of land trusts, local governments and Native organizations joined a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s cancellation of more than $127 million in USDA grants for farmland access, agricultural lending and farmer training projects.
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Native-owned Skydance Brewing Co. and the Fort Sill Apache Tribe are partnering to develop and operate a brewery, restaurant and bar at Apache Casino Hotel under a new agreement announced this week.
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Federal agencies have awarded $6 million to the Klamath Tribes, the Yurok Tribe and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to launch the upper basin’s first long-term spring-run Chinook salmon reintroduction effort.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $32.4 million in available grant funding through the Local Agriculture Market Program, opening a new round of support for projects that strengthen local and regional food systems. Applications are due June 5, 2026.
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A U.S. Department of Agriculture decision to terminate previously awarded land-access grants is disrupting plans by tribal and Native-serving organizations tied to land, capital and infrastructure.
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Federal lawmakers from Washington have introduced legislation to transfer the Clear Creek Hatchery infrastructure to the Nisqually Indian Tribe, returning federally owned facilities tied to the tribe’s salmon recovery work.
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A bipartisan Senate bill would allow tribes to conduct federally recognized meat inspections at tribally owned processing facilities, a change supporters say could expand bison and other Indigenous food production in Indian Country.
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In 2018, Congress planted the seeds for Native American sovereignty over their food packages and agriculture programs. Eight years later, tribes are still waiting to see whether those seeds will be allowed to grow.