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Overview

Food insecurity in Tribal Nations runs at nearly twice the national rate, the direct result of centuries of dispossession, broken federal promises, and chronic underinvestment in Indigenous communities. The federal programs meant to serve these communities are chronically underfunded and structurally inadequate. MAZON works alongside Tribal Nations for food sovereignty and the federal investment their communities are owed.

Key Stats

23.3%
of all Native American and Alaska Native households are food insecure, the highest rate of any group the USDA measures.   (USDA)
Twice as likely to be food insecure
Native Americans and Alaska Natives experience food insecurity rates at twice the national average. (USDA)
About 280 tribes
run food distribution across reservations where the nearest grocery store can be hours away and food costs more when you get there. Distance and price, not just income, drive this hunger. (GAO)
One in three
of households participating in Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) have children under the age of 18. (USDA)

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