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Public universities could soon be reaching out to tribal partners to strengthen local supply lines, improve regional food supplies, and shore up defenses against climate change through improved biodiversity and heartier regional varieties of plants and breeds of animals.
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With climate change creating once-in-a-generation weather events this summer, the need for research on plant and animal resilience is becoming increasingly apparent.
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The Department of Agriculture has launched a financial assistance program for Indigenous and other farmers who have experienced discrimination by the agency’s lending programs.
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The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska announced it has acquired Alaska Seafood Company, a Juneau-based retail and wholesale operation. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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The first Native American woman to serve as general counsel of the U.S. Department of Agriculture will leave her position at the end of next month.
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The deadline for the 2023 Farm Bill is fast approaching in September, with the potential to build on colossal successes for Indian Country that were present in the 2018 iteration.
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MINNEAPOLIS—Award-winning chef Sean Sherman has added a few more job titles — educator, retailer, nonprofit executive — with his newest venture: Indigenous Food Lab (IFL).
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Yurok tribal member Linda Cooley came back home to northern California after a stint in Texas to head up Mad River Brewery, a tribal enterprise purchased in 2019 by the Tribe’s Yurok Agricultural Corporation.
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Gone are the silver cans of pork and beef, the gelatin insides almost mocking Gary Besaw.
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With a $2.4 million initial investment, a new grant program hopes to position tribal colleges and universities as hubs for research and education on Indigenous agriculture, preservation, foraging, and food knowledge.