December 8, 2021
Nearly $1 Million Grant to Help Oneida Nation Agricultural Site Navigate Food Sovereignty
Author: Casey Nelson
ONEIDA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The Oneida Nation has faced food security and sovereignty issues for generations.
Now, steps are being taken to change the way people think of food.
The Oneida Nation is getting nearly 1 million dollars ($999,920) through the Wisconsin Partnership Program with UW Madison over the next five years.
All of that money is going towards Tsyunhehkwa, the Oneida Nation Agriculture Site.
“Programmatically attack the food security and food sovereignty issue that are on the reserva...