Much of the media around Pine Ridge focuses on the poverty, suicide, alcoholism and poor life expectancy. While Pine Ridge is […]
Archive for ‘Oklahoma/Nebraska/South Dakota’
Cheyenne River Youth Project, Eagle Butte SD
The Great Sioux Reservation was created in 1868 with the signing of Fort Laramie although subsequent treaties in the 1870’s […]
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Heritage Seeds
Our last stop in Oklahoma was not on our original list, but we kept hearing about the amazing garden and […]
Ponca Agricultural Program, Ponca City OK
Anyone who has ever met Amos Hinton, the Director of Agriculture for the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma, can attest to […]
Mvskoke Food Sovereignty Initiative (MFSI), Muscogee Creek Nation, Okmulgee OK
The Mvskoke Food Sovereignty Initiative (MFSI) is a non-profit grassroots organization that was founded in 2007 to help the Muscogee people […]
Planting Ponca Corn in the Path of Keystone XL, Neligh NE
On May 31- June 1 members of the Ponca Nation, along with members of the Cowboy and Indian Alliance, Bold […]
From Garden Warriors to Good Seeds: Indigenizing the Local Food Movement 