Food Sovereignty Funding

Food Sovereignty Funding supports access to traditional foods.

Community-led efforts to reclaim Indigenous foods are vital to improving health and addressing disproportionately high rates of diet-related illness in Indian Country.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Indians and Alaska Natives have a greater chance of having diabetes than any other group, and are almost three times more likely than white adults to be diagnosed with diabetes.

Food Sovereignty Funding supports Tribal Nations and Indigenous-led organizations in improving community health by increasing access to and consumption of traditional foods. Traditional foods are interconnected with tribal culture, language, and spiritual health. Traditional Indigenous diets are extremely diverse, but tend to be localized, low-glycemic, and high in wild protein and essential fatty acids.  The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the White Earth Nation are the first recipients of Food Sovereignty Funding.