Tlingit & Haida expands Traditional Food Program with new grant

A $25,000 award will help the tribe upgrade equipment, fund harvests and strengthen food education

Halibut and black cod, herring roe and smoked salmon. These are some of the foods that the Traditional Food Security program wants to see on people’s plates.

With a $25,000 grant from the Newman’s Own Foundation and the Hunger to Health Collaboratory, the Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska plans to expand that program…(Read full story)