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Expanding Opportunity in Indian Country
Secretary Vilsack speaks to National Congress of American Indians Tribal Nations Legislative Summit in Washington, DC on March 13. Earlier today, Secretary Vilsack published an op-ed in Indian Country...
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The Promise of a Brighter Future
L to R: Vernon Brown, USDA Community Program Director in Kentucky; RHS Administrator Hernandez; and Thomas Fern, USDA Rural Development State Director for Kentucky. Recently, I visited southeastern...
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Supporting Regional Economic Development Strategies in Oklahoma’s Tribal...
USDA is supporting economic development strategies in Oklahoma's Indian Country. Rural Oklahoma is home to many important tribal communities. Among these, the Choctaw Nation spans over ten counties in...
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Keeping our Promise in Kentucky
USDA Under Secretary Lisa Mensah meets with Keith Gabbard, General Manager of Peoples Rural Telephone Cooperative in McKee, Ky., on March 3, 2015. Gabbard described the company’s successful...
View ArticleAccelerating Economic Mobility Through Promise Zone Partnerships
In 2014, President Obama identified the first five communities to be part of the Promise Zone initiative — a new placed-based effort to leverage investments, increase economic activity, improve...
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Investing in the Basics – Quality Education at the Red Cloud Indian School
Students at Red Cloud Indian School in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. USDA celebrates National Native American Heritage Month in November with a blog series focused on USDA’s support of Tribal Nations and...
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Investing in Opportunity in Indian Country
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is presented a blanket from the Pine Ridge Reservation, S.D., from left to right, Kye Wientjes, Cheyenne River Sioux, Nitara Cheykaychi, Pueblo of Santo Domingo, Jess...
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Investing in a Healthy Rural America
Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Vernita Dore reveals the largest Community Facilities loan ever obligated in the history of Ohio Rural Development - $91.4 million – to community members...
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Designated Promise Zones Keep Rural America Strong
Kentucky Highlands Promise Zone invests in local foods. As a law student, I spent a summer working and living with the Sokoagon Band of the Chippewa, a Native American tribe located in rural Northern...
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Envisioning a Stronger Economy for Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Little Wound School students hold round table discussions on their vision of the future. Tribal elder Cecilia Fire Thunder facilitated. Recently USDA Rural Development staff in South Dakota spent two...
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