Category Archives: Food & Water
Indigenous Impact Challenge: Year-End Giving
Thanks to a special group of generous PWNA benefactors, every gift to honor and help Native Americans by Dec. 31 will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000. This means that your donation will make twice the difference if you act this year.
Operation Thanksgiving Hope: Feeding Native Americans This Holiday Season
In actuality, the first official mention of a ‘Thanksgiving’ celebration occurred in 1637, after colonists brutally massacred an entire Pequot village and subsequently celebrated the victory.
Accessing and Protecting Nature’s Most Precious Resource: Water
On the one hand, Native Americans are fighting to keep their water sources clean. On the other, they are fighting to have any water at all.
Food and Water: A Basic Human Right But Not An Equal Opportunity
Access to food and water is a basic human right. Unfortunately, 1 in 9 people are food insecure in the U.S. More specifically, 1 in 4 Native Americans are food insecure.
Native Food Sovereignty in the Wanblee Community
Monica Terkildsen… of the Wanblee Community Action Team shared her experience as a PWNA collaborator underscoring food sovereignty and emergency preparedness.
National Homemade Bread Day and the History of Frybread
Nov. 17 is National Homemade Bread Day, and bread is one food that knows no cultural bounds. However, this day is also a reminder of the darker history behind Indian frybread.
Native Youth Convene to Participate in Second Food Sovereignty Summit
Last month, Native American youth from five tribes convened in the sacred He Sapa (Black Hills) for PWNA’s second Native Youth Food Sovereignty Summit.
World Water Day: Water Scarcity for Indigenous Peoples
This year, World Water Day focuses on “leaving no one behind†without a reliable water source and water as a basic human right for all.
PBS Documentary on Native American Diets
“Healthy food choices are in abundance for most Americans, but that’s not always the case for our Native American citizens,†said Rafael Tapia, Jr., PWNA Vice President of Programs.
Nutrition and Health on Native American Reservations
Today, Native Americans suffer from the highest prevalence of diabetes in the country, and the mortality rate of diabetes among Native Americans is three times higher than that of all other races in the country, according to the federally operated Indian Health Service (IHS).
Nutrition is a factor in Native Americans having the highest rate of diabetes in the U.S. and higher risk of heart disease linked to obesity and high blood pressure.
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