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ARS Project Supports Indigenous Seed Sovereignty

November 29, 2022 Scott Elliott, ARS Office of Communications

USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is helping ensure that native plants with cultural, historical, medicinal, and edible significance remain available for future generations.

Equity Research and Science

USDA Helps Promote the Power of Powwow Dancing and Career Possibilities

November 18, 2022 Stephanie Ho, Acting Communications Lead, USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

Roland Begaye, 28, believes in family, friends, colleagues, and the power of powwow dancing. As a member of the Navajo Nation, in Arizona, he has had many opportunities to watch and participate as a skilled powwow dancer himself.

Equity Initiatives

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.

Equity Food and Nutrition Initiatives Nutrition Security

Omaha Tribe of Nebraska WIC Garden Partners with Community for Nutrition Education

November 08, 2022 Cheryl Kennedy, Mountain Plains Regional Administrator, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

It was a sunny fall day in mid-October when I had the honor of visiting the Omaha Nation WIC program. Upon meeting WIC Director Jessika Free-Bass, I visited the Tribe's WIC garden, which they use to grow produce for client nutrition education. For the Omaha Tribe, nutrition education is a community...

Equity Nutrition Security

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...

Equity Food and Nutrition Nutrition Security