Ending food insecurity in Native communities means restoring land rights, handing back control
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Handouts from food banks are no substitute for self-sufficiency. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images – By Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, Professor of Rural Health, Oklahoma State University 2021 May 27 – For Indigenous people in the U.S., food is considered a sacred gift. …