October 21, 2021
Culturally important Indigenous foods central to pilot program for Wisconsin tribal elders | Stock the Shelves
Author: Frank Vaisvilas
As Marlon Skenandore looks at the hundreds of cars lined up outside the Oneida Food Pantry every other Friday, he sees the need and the appreciation that’s out there for a new Indigenous food program and hopes it can continue in the community.
“Everybody has been very grateful for it,” he said.
The pilot Tribal Elder Food Box Program started in July and runs through December, distributing 900 food boxes every two weeks to Indigenous elders in Wisconsin.
It is operated through a partnership with ...