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Wednesday, Nov 20, 2019Posted in: Economic issues, Featured News, Louis Martin
New study on food insecurity
The Urban Institute published a sweeping study on the numbers, and locations, of Americans lacking access to an adequate diet. The Walmart Foundation funded the study, titled “Disrupting Food Insecurity.” A key insight into its findings were that many rural regions have dramatic differences in food insecurity from region to region.
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Tuesday, Nov 19, 2019Posted in: Featured News, Louis Martin, Water, Water Supply and Drought
Report finds race is strongest predictor of safe water access
A new report titled, “Closing the Water Access Gap in the United States” by DigDeep, a nonprofit organization that focuses on safe drinking water, and the US Water Alliance has produced some alarming findings that are getting national attention.
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Friday, Nov 15, 2019Posted in: Featured News, Louis Martin, Native communities
Joy Harjo becomes first Native American Poet Laureate
This year Joy Harjo became the 23rd Poet Laureate and the first ever of Tribal membership. Harjo, a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, is an international renowned writer and performer who lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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