The Scorched Earth Campaign -- Native People Rush to Feed the People During Uncertain Times

Photo: Choctaw Nation food distribution in Oklahoma.

Breaking News: Some states beat the system -- release full SNAP benefits between court orders

On Friday night, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Trump's request not to pay full SNAP benefits -- but earlier in the day, many states had already received and released the funds between court orders.

The Arizona governor said SNAP payments were released and should show up on cards over the next few days.

https://www.azfamily.com/2025/11/08/arizona-snap-recipients-start-receive-benefits-november-governor-says/

New Mexicans received full SNAP benefits on cards. New Mexico families have received 100% of their November SNAP benefits after the state preemptively loaded funds onto EBT cards.

Alaska and South Dakota officials said SNAP payments were released and should begin appearing on cards.

On Saturday, South Dakota said it paused the release of the SNAP payments, which were expected Monday, following the Supreme Court decision late Friday.

Minnesota released the funds, and should show up on cards on Saturday.

Wisconsin SNAP benefits were on the cards at midnight. Oregon officials worked through the night, and made SNAP benefits available on Friday.

Hawaii moved swiftly, and loaded the cards. Officials in California, Kansas, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Washington state also said they moved quickly to issue full SNAP benefits Friday. Connecticut is now making full benefits available.

Unfortunately, Oklahoma was not one of them.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture told states Friday it was releasing full November funding for the nation’s major food assistance program that helps 42 million people afford groceries, complying with a federal court order issued Thursday.

AP reports, "The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown, even though residents in some states already have received the funds."

https://apnews.com/article/snap-food-government-shutdown-trump-a807e9f0c0a7213e203c074553dc1f9b

Blackfeet Tribal Council Member Mike Comes At Night makes food delivery for the Blackfeet Nation

The Scorched Earth Campaign
Native People Rush to Feed the People --  Food Sovereignty During Uncertain Times 

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, Updated Nov. 7, 2025

 

The Blackfeet Nation brought in a load of produce from the Yakama Nation, and Fort Peck announced buffalo distribution. Gila River is giving tribal members $1,000 in hardship funds. Ho-Chunk in Wisconsin are distributing $1,000 to adults, and $400 to minors, as the government shut-down continues.

Gwich'in caribou, the source of food and the Sacred Way of Life, are now threatened with oil and gas development. Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge now targets the Sacred Place Where Life Begins. 

The Scorched Earth Campaign -- destroying the food and resources of the most vulnerable -- is underway.

At the Akwesasne Mohawk Seed Hub: The Great Apple -- Food Sovereignty Photos by Jessica Shenandoah

At the Akwesasne Seed Hub: The Great Apple -- Food Sovereignty Photos by Jessica Shenandoah

Censored News, November 7, 2025

Jessica Shenandoah said, "Through my job at Thompson Island Cultural Camp, I partnered up with Ase Tsi Tewaton and Ionkwahronkha'onhátie' - We are becoming fluent to work on the elder care packages in a Kanienkeha immersed workshop. We canned apple sauce, made apple chips, canned grape jam and made apple pies. This morning we did an apple pie giveaway for elders. It was a great week Niawenkowa to everyone for helping!! Niawen to the Akwesasne Seed Hub for donating your space and to Nelson Jock for the produce!"

Gwich'in Caribou, Source of Food and Sacred Way of Life, Threatened by Oil and Gas Development

 

Photo courtesy Gwich'in Steering Committee

Gwich'in Caribou, Source of Food and Sacred Way of Life, Threatened by Oil and Gas Development

By Gwich'in Steering Committee, Censored News, Nov. 7, 2025

'Fish War' Listen to Ramona Bennett, Puyallup

'Fish War' Listen to Ramona Bennett, Puyallup

"My Indian ancestors fought back, some of them paid with their lives, but they fought back," said Ramona Bennett. "My family couldn't resist fighting back."

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, Nov. 6, 2025

'Fish War.' Listen to Ramona Bennett.

In the early 1900s, her people were divided up between what the U.S. government called "the hostiles," and "the friendlies." Seven hundred of her people agreed to go to Fox Island, where the army promised to protect them. It was a lie. One-hundred died from exposure and starvation.

"Those were our relatives."

Kris Barney 'Remembering the Great Diné Foodways'

 

'Small gifts from the cornfield' Photo copyright Kris Barney

Kris Barney 'Remembering the Great Diné Foodways'

By Kris Barney, Dine', Censored News, Oct. 29, 2025

My grandma used to make mutton and goat jerky, dry steamed corn, preserve corn for long-term storage, dry apricots and peaches, dry cantaloupe melons, dry herbs and bulbs collected in the springtime; wild parsley, greens like wáá, mariposa lily, wild onions, dry out strips of winter pumpkin/squash and used all kinds of food preservation techniques. She even collected wild grass seed from Ndn ricegrass to save later and she grounded that to make flour and small cakes.