More than 30 native American
tribes have formed the Native Farm Bill Coalition in an effort to give native
American farms a voice at the farm bill table. Minnesota Public Radio reports
that the coalition is an outgrowth of programs to improve health and expand
access to health food for Native Americans. The coalition says that for
decades, Indian Country has largely been pushed to the side during farm bill
discussions. That means, according to coalition leaders, Native Americans and
tribes are “missing out on major opportunities to protect and advance their
interests.” The Native Farm Bill Coalition is a joint project by the Seeds of
Native Health campaign, the Intertribal Agriculture Council, the National
Congress of American Indians, and the Indigenous Food and Agriculture
Initiative, to improve Native dietary health and food access.
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