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10/30/2025

Tribes’ Ability to Feed Families, Provide Child Welfare Services Threatened Under Second-Longest Government Shutdown in History

Nancy Marie Spears

Indigenous tribes face food and heating challenges as the U.S. government shutdown continues into its second month.

‘Unimaginable Hardship’ Ahead for Children and Families if Shutdown Continues

10/27/2025

‘Unimaginable Hardship’ Ahead for Children and Families if Shutdown Continues

Sara Tiano, Nancy Marie Spears, Hana Ikramuddin, Susanti Sarkar, Jeremy Loudenback and Jordan Anderson

With the federal government shutdown barrelling toward a Nov. 1 “fiscal cliff,” state, local and tribal leaders are issuing urgent warnings that millions of families will soon be unable to meet basic needs.

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