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The fight for Native food sovereignty is more than just a return to traditional diets — it's an act of resistance, resilience and reclamation. Centuries of colonization, which methodically dismantled ...

SA TODAY Network Tennessee Columnist Cameron Smith is a Memphis-born, Brentwood-raised recovering political attorney who worked for conservative Republicans. “Wear a shirt you can get dirty, bring a ...

If you stop at a roadside restaurant anywhere between North Dakota and Oklahoma, you might not immediately get a sense of culinary diversity. Many menus in rural and small-town middle America consist ...

On a windy evening in West Los Angeles, a small group of mostly strangers gathered inside a trendy loft apartment. The 15 or so folks were an interesting cross section of humanity — from a winery ...

After seven years in the foster care system, he left Colorado Springs at age 16 and drove to the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota, where he was born, to rejoin his Sicangu Lakota tribe. He ...

Native American cuisine is more than just the ingredients. It tells a story of tradition, memories and stories passed down from generations.Norma Naranjo, of the Ohkay Owingeh tribe, has been passing ...

“Historically, Native American genetics weren’t made to properly digest and metabolize non-Native cuisine, i.e., sugar, flour and trans fat,” Dupuis explains. Her goal is to help Flathead Indian ...

Walking into Gatherings Café, you immediately feel a sense of community. Newspapers in Ojibwe and Dakota are near the entrance, and a large gathering place reminiscent of traditional Ojibwe ...

A near-empty warehouse for a Native American food distribution program. The federal Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations and other food programs are running out of staples such as fruit ...