Eight tribal nations from Alaska to Mississippi will get more power, along with millions of dollars, to choose the federal food eaten by Native American households through a new Agriculture Department project.
The Food and Nutrition Service allocated $3.5 million to participating tribal nations in the first-of-its-kind initiative, which grants more autonomy to these communities in carrying out the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, or FDPIR.
FDPIR buys Agriculture Department food ...