The Week That Was: The Big Stories in Indian Country, February 3, 2013

ICTMN Staff
February 03, 2013
It's our weekly roundup of the stories that mattered most in Indian country: EQUAL ACCESS: President Barack Obama signed into law a piece of legislation passed by both the House an...

Winnebago Tribe Seeks to Reclaim Farming

ICTMN Staff
April 09, 2012
The Winnebago Tribe's award-winning economic development corporation Ho-Chunk Inc. has watched as crop prices and farm revenues have soared in recent years...

USDA Issues Grants for Nutrition Education to Native Communities

ICTMN Staff
March 09, 2012
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has invested in educating Native communities on nutrition and physical activity habits to improve their health and lifestyles...

USDA Announces Funding to Help Rural Residents in Remote Areas Reduce Energy Costs

ICTMN Staff
November 11, 2011
On November 4, Dallas Tonsager, under secretary to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, made the announcement on behalf of Vilsack of funding to help reduce energy costs in remote ru...
Tom Vilsack

A USDA for All Americans

Before I was sworn in as Secretary of Agriculture, recent folks who had the job—both Republican and Democratic—suggested that it was important that I set a new, proactive course to move past USDA’s checkered and unfortunate history with regards to civil rights....

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May 19, 2011

St. Louis Rams QB Sam Bradford Urges American Indian Youth to Be Healthy

ICTMN Staff
April 27, 2011
St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford will visit Washington D.C. to encourage American Indian youth to eat healthy and engage in physical activity daily, reported UPI.com ...

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