#tribal-food-security

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US politics
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

Shutdown starvation was so bad that some Native American tribes killed the buffalo herds that they helped restore | Fortune

Fort Peck and other Plains tribes culled bison herds to supply meat to tribal members after SNAP food benefits were reduced during the government shutdown.
US politics
fromTruthout
4 weeks ago

Government Shutdown Is Straining Many Tribes' Already Thin Reserve Funds

Tribal nations are using their own funds to provide food assistance as SNAP funding is cut during the prolonged 35-day government shutdown.
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