The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (Tribe) has made significant strides towards food sovereignty in recent years and this project will continue to expand upon those efforts. The Tribe creates food access for its community members through various programs and services, for example the Elderly Meal Program and the Food Distribution Center, among others. These programs work on tight budgets and have limited access to high quality, local, and traditional foods. Over three years, this project will increase access to local, nutritious foods for members of the Red Cliff community by sourcing local, healthy foods for the creation of Local Foods Boxes to be distributed directly to community members. This project will also increase access to local foods for the Red Cliff community through distribution of local foods to the Red Cliff Early Childhood Center, Red Cliff Food Distribution Summer Food Program, and the Red Cliff Elderly Meal Program. The project will subsidize procurement of produce and fish from Mino Bimaadiziiwin Tribal Farm and the Red Cliff Fish Company that will be provided to Tribal programs. With additional funding, we will continue food procurement and distribution through the above-listed means for one additional year, for three years total.
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