Ranco cited in Grist report on lack of access to healthy food for Native Americans
Darren Ranco, an associate professor of anthropology and director of Native American research at the University of Maine, was mentioned in the Grist article, “Many Native Americans lack access to healthy food, but there’s a growing movement to change that.” The article states one-in-four Native Americans live in poverty, according to census data, and Native Americans are twice as likely as white people to lack access to safe, healthy foods — ultimately leading to obesity and diabetes. Local gardens are a budding solution to the food insecurity that plagues indigenous communities, the article argued. Climate change makes these efforts especially urgent, Ranco said. He added homegrown food protects health and prepares Native American communities to survive climate change. Salon also published the Grist article.