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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...

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USDA Helps Tribal Student on Her Way to Realizing Goal of Working in Natural Resources

November 08, 2022 Stephanie Ho, Acting Communications Lead, USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

Twentysomething Native American Angellisa Hoffman was born and raised in the White Mountain Apache tribe in Arizona. Her long-term goal is to have a job related to environmental or natural resources. For that vision to become a reality, she sees a university degree as a necessary part of her career...

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