Tribes Are Bracing for Potential SNAP Loss

Rapid City, S.D. — For many tribes, access to food is a treaty right, meaning the potential loss of funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Nov. 1 is yet another violation of trust and treaty obligations during the second-longest government shutdown in history. But Indigenous advocates in cities across the country are taking steps to ensure there are ways for affected…

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