Is the Food Stamp Program an Adequate Safety Net for American Indian Reservations?
The Northern Cheyenne Case Year: 2000 Research Center: American Indian Studies Program, The University of Arizona Investigator: Davis, Judith, Rita Hiwalker, Carol Ward, Erin Feinauer, and Cheryl Youngstrom Institution: Dull Knife Memorial College Project Contact: Judith Davis, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Rita Hiwalker, Research Coordinator Dull Knife Memorial College P.O. Box 98 Lame Deer, MT 59043 406-477-6215 jdavis@dkmc.cc.mt.us hiwalker@dkmc.cc.mt.us Summary: In this second year of their small grant funding, the authors set out to: • Clarify the impact of recent food assistance changes, in particular food stamp eligibility requirements and duration of benefits, on the role of the Food Stamp Program in the social safety net serving the Northern Cheyenne reservation. • Clarify the role of food stamps in relation to the larger range of formal and informal services and resources available to economically vulnerable Cheyenne. • Identify, using both qualitative and quantitative
