USDA, NUETA HIDATSA SAHNISH COLLEGE COLLABORATE TO SUPPORT INDIGENOUS SEED SOVEREIGNTY DISTRIBUTION OF NEW SEEDS IN LATE SPRING

MANDAN, N.D., March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following press release:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) announces a cooperative agreement with the Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish (NHS) College to conduct research supporting Indigenous Seed Sovereignty. This collaborative effort will increase the number of traditional varieties of seeds of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara (MHA) Nation crops within NHS College's traditional seed cache.

This agreement builds upon USDA's strengthened partnerships with tribal communities to advance food sovereignty and ARS' efforts to further incorporate tribal research priorities, including Indigenous Traditional Ecol...