Indigenous Food Festival Brings Community Together
At Haskell Indian Nations University the Indigenous Food Festival kicks off with a keynote by Casey Camp Hornneck of the Ponca Nation. Organizers stress Food Day aims to reform the food system toward health sustainability and fair labor, with a goal to grow into a national movement.
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Kansas lawmakers weigh veteran care amid federal cuts
Legislators express concern over shifting veteran program funding from federal to state levels as defense budgets shrink. Kansas National Guard leaders say collaborations with SRS aim to maintain access to services and mental health support for soldiers and families, including rural residents, with emphasis on proactive prep before deployment.
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Baker University hosts multi-event Indigenous foods festival
A Saturday program at Stidham Union Haskell includes a series of indigenous foods workshops focusing on school garden curricula tribal food projects food sovereignty and seed saving plus an indigenous cooking contest and feast. Other events across Baker and KU campuses cover hunger relief packaging talks on climate food security and sovereignty a real food information fair with local farmers and a virtual farm tour with regional producers.
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Nutrition events boost real food awareness on campus and at hospital
Friday at 12 p.m. the Speech Choir in Harter Union lobby will present on real food topics. Saturday morning at Lawrence Memorial Hospital a kid centered nutrition carnival features booths and speakers promoting healthy eating for children, with seed packets handed out to foster involvement in food production.
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