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Reclaiming land by growing Native foods
Native communities are advocating for land in Washington to grow traditional foods on as a means of reclamation and reconnection.
Native communities are advocating for land in Washington to grow traditional foods on as a means of reclamation and reconnection.
Mary Big Bull-Lewis sees the way forward for Native people in Washington: ownership of the land and the stories attached to it.
The Department of the Interior has often prioritized the needs of plants, animals and colonists over the Native people it oversees. That could change under its first Native leader.
The concept of taking back Native land isn’t new. But it encapsulates more than most realize.
Federal recognition provides tribes with critical health care and education. But there are nations the U.S. refuses to recognize.