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Tribal Food Sovereignty a Focus of NAFDPIR Conference

November 14, 2022 Keri Bradford-Gomez (Choctaw), Senior Technical Advisor, Food and Nutrition Service

When you recognize the food on your plate, you recall memories of sharing meals with loved ones.

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Cultural Relevance in SNAP-Ed: Let’s Get “Real”

November 01, 2022 Kimberly Burgess, Public Affairs Director, Southwest Region Food and Nutrition Service, Teresa Jackson, Tribal Partnership and Outcomes Partner and Stephany Parker, Program Planning and Evaluation Partner, Oklahoma Tribal Engagement Partners team

Oklahoma Tribal Engagement Partners, or OKTEP, collaborates with sovereign tribal nations and tribal organizations throughout Oklahoma to tailor SNAP-Ed programming to meet the needs of Native families. Over time, focus groups have expressed what matters to Natives: the need to be “real.” As...

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