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Indigenous Initiatives Rise as USDA Cuts Tribal Food Aid

7/3/2026

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Winnipeg police unveiled a cruiser with Inuit symbols and Indigenous teachings, under agreement with Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs.
Senators Jack Reed and Jim Justice introduced a bill for a program that lets state or tribal governments buy foods, with 10% for tribes.
In the U.S. President Donald Trump administration the USDA ended programs, cutting $1 billion of food-bank aid and leaving tribal farms like the Spears’ Ashawaug Farm without a market.

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Winnipeg police unveiled a cruiser with Inuit symbols and Indigenous teachings, under agreement with Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs.
Senators Jack Reed and Jim Justice introduced a bill for a program that lets state or tribal governments buy foods, with 10% for tribes.
In the U.S. President Donald Trump administration the USDA ended programs, cutting $1 billion of food-bank aid and leaving tribal farms like the Spears’ Ashawaug Farm without a market.