As part
of the Farm Bill reauthorization in the House of Representatives, the
Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding will be substantially
cut. This cut is harmful for Cherokee Nation citizens and will hurt Indian
Country.
In many
homes, food stamps are the only means and access to quality, nutritious foods.
A proposed nearly $40 billion cut in SNAP, which funds our state’s food stamp
program, will have a dire effect on
hundreds of Native families in northeast Oklahoma, harming the health and well-being
of many Cherokee citizens....