Montana State project awarded $500K to support Indigenous foodways
Montana State University’s Buffalo Nations Food System Initiative has received a $500,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to advance Indigenous food sovereignty efforts in the Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountains. The funding will support the Buffalo Nations Foodways project, which focuses on intergenerational knowledge sharing, cultural revitalization, and education in tribal communities. Students from tribal nations will lead food sovereignty efforts in their home communities, supported by educational fellowships and a new Indigenous Foods Lab in Bozeman.
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