"Food insecurity is tied to housing instability, so we are very prepared now to see individuals who are going to choose between putting food on the table or paying their rent," said an official with a Native American organization,

Native American leaders warned senators last week that mass layoffs and potential benefit lapses are making this government shutdown more painful for their communities and insisted that the federal government fulfill its treaty obligations with tribal nations.

Happy Native American Heritage Month! Each November, Native American Heritage Month is celebrated in the United States. While many Native Americans like to say we celebrae being Native Americans year round,

Expert raises concerns over reports that a UFO-reporting app recorded many mysterious objects near the U.S.; Native American communities are feeling the impact of the ongoing uncertainty over SNAP benefit funding - here's a look at your top stories.

American Indian and Alaska Native communities are scrambling to fill anticipated gaps in food security and assistance created by the lack of funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,

One in eight Americans use federal food aid but halting the SNAP program would hurt Black Americans more than anyone else

In South Dakota, SNAP benefits roll out on November 10 at midnight, but the government shutdown is creating worry about whether money will be loaded on the cards next month.

Jamie Stuck, Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi elder and member of the Native American Affairs Council as well as Tribal Legislative Liaison for the State of Michigan, Shabanaa Bush, president of the Native American Student Organization, and Ann ...

One in eight Americans use SNAP but its halt will disproportionately hurt Black Americans like Hilaire. Black people are 12.6% of the population but more than a quarter of SNAP recipients, the largest overrepresentation of any ethnic or racial group.. Other racial groups get SNAP at rates lower than their overall share of the population.