MHA Emergency Operations Center activates response to food shortages amid shutdown

November 4, 2025

According to KFYR, the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation’s Emergency Operations Center is coordinating the tribe’s response to food access issues caused by the ongoing federal government shutdown.

The center said it will prioritize households on the Fort Berthold Reservation that rely on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, including off-reservation enrolled members. The tribe also announced a food distribution event on Nov. 10 at the former Jason’s Super Foods in New Town, North Dakota, where the Great Plains Food Bank will distribute 40,000 pounds of nonperishable food to community members in need.

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