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Gerald Lunak, Natural Resources Director, Blackfeet Nation, Cut Bank, Mont. listens to a speaker at the first administrative/training meeting of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Council for Native American Farming and Ranching (CNAFR) is held on Monday, Aug. 13, 2012 at the USDA headquarters Whitten Building, in Washington, D.C. CNAFR was created to advise the Secretary on ways to eliminate barriers to participation for Native American Farmers and Ranchers in USDA programs. The Council was established as part of the Keepseagle settlement, and is conducted under the oversight of USDA's Office of Tribal Relations, which is part of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture. The Director of Tribal Relations Joanna Mounce Stancil serves as Designated Federal Official (DFO) for the Council. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
20120813-OSEC-LSC-0124
Gerald Lunak, Natural Resources Director, Blackfeet Nation, Cut Bank, Mont. listens to a speaker at the first administrative/training meeting of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Council for Native American Farming and Ranching (CNAFR) is held on Monday, Aug. 13, 2012 at the USDA headquarters Whitten Building, in Washington, D.C. CNAFR was created to advise the Secretary on ways to eliminate barriers to participation for Native American Farmers and Ranchers in USDA programs. The Council was established as part of the Keepseagle settlement, and is conducted under the oversight of USDA's Office of Tribal Relations, which is part of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture. The Director of Tribal Relations Joanna Mounce Stancil serves as Designated Federal Official (DFO) for the Council. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.