Indian Affairs Department Announces Partnership With Navajo Farmers To Provide Food Relief In Eastern Agency
NMIAD News:
SANTA FE The New Mexico Indian Affairs Department (IAD) has announced a partnership with Native American farmers in the Eastern Agency of the Navajo Nation to get food to families in need.
The food distribution project is a partnership between Indian Affairs, the McCune Charitable Trust, and the Shiprock Chapter of the Navajo Nation. Local organic produce is being sourced by the Shiprock Chapter and distributed to families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
IAD is working to ensure that Native American families in the Eastern Agency have access to food and that local farmers can market their harvest. This project was supported by a generous contribution from the Santa Fe based McCune Charitable Trust.