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Officials recently added bison meat to the list of commodity food items with the Food Distribution Program on Indian reservations. It’s the latest example of the USDA incorporating more traditional and healthier foods on the list that is historically cited as a culprit in Native American obesity, diabetes and other health problems. Are they on the right path? What would you like to see from the program?
Guests:
Notah Begay III (Dine, San Felipe and Isleta Pueblo) – founder and board member of the Notah Begay the Third Foundation and founder of KivaSun
Gregory Nothstein (enrolled tribal member for the Native Village Wales) – program manager for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Food Distribution Program
Dan Cornelius (Oneida Nation in Wisconsin) – general manager for the Mobile Farmers Market and technical Assistance specialist for the Intertribal Agriculture Council
Break Music: Sisters (feat. Northern Voice) (song) A Tribe Called Red (artist) Nation II Nation (album)
