Leech Lake Reservation, Minnesota
“A Native American Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe youth tends to a rice crop on the Leech Lake Reservation in Minnesota on Aug. 27, 2012. This tribe relies on water to preserve their culture, agriculture and overall quality of life.”
“The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Federal Recognized Tribes Extension Program (FRTEP) is an outreach effort to homeowners to educate them on the importance of how having the sanitation department pump their septic systems could protect the health and contribute to the safety of the environment and their community. USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) administers FRTEP, which provides funding for Extension programs on federally recognized reservations.” - USDA
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