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National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month

Native American Role Model Addresses USDA Employees about ‘Global Unity Through Diversity’

November 12, 2010 Janie Simms Hipp, Senior Advisor for Tribal Affairs to United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

Earlier this week I was honored to participate in an event here at USDA that marked National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. Billy Mills, 1964 Olympic Gold Medalist addressed a capacity audience, sharing his life story and observations about how America and the world’s diversity...

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USDA Rural Development Financing Provides Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s Government Center and Health Clinic, Creating or Saving Over 300 Jobs

November 08, 2010 Jennifer Lerch, USDA Rural Development Business and Cooperative Specialist, Massachusetts

November is National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month and a fitting time to highlight USDA Rural Development’s recent projects on tribal lands. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Mashpee, Massachusetts, are the direct ancestors of those who helped the Pilgrims on their arrival to New...

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