We are upholding our promise to our creator and our first foods,” Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation ...

Many Native American tribes traditionally ate jerky because it lasted longer than fresh meat and could be eaten while traveling, or during the winter when food was scarcer.

Mary Greene-Trottier is Director of the Tribe’s Food Distribution Program, and National President for Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations. The USDA program serves more than 50,000 ...

The Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations — or FDPIR, pronounced “fuh-dipper” — was created by the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to get nutritious food to low-income Native Americans.

For Native American Tribes, ... Ms. Parton said her tribe, which is based in Oklahoma, was thinking through how it could keep running its food distribution program and child care facilities, ...

Created by Congress in 1975 under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, 638 Authority is a legal tool that allows tribes power over federal programs like food assistance, but ...

Pamonicutt a member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, is part owner and executive chef at her Stickney-based Ketapanen Kitchen, which focuses on indigenous foods. Show Caption Vincent D ...

For Crystal Wahpepah, Native American cuisine isn’t just a burgeoning food movement; rather, it’s long been a joyous way of life.For more than a decade, the 52-year-old Afro-Indigenous chef ...

Celebrating Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Day this week highlights the importance of recognizing indigenous cuisines in the U.S. and the authentic, sustainable food it offers.

Mary Greene-Trottier, who serves as president of the National Association of Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations and directs food distribution for North Dakota's Spirit Lake Nation ...

More than 50,000 Native American families rely on this food, said Mary Greene-Trottier, who directs food distribution for the Spirit Lake Nation and is president of the National Association of ...