The United States is known as a great melting of people ... the more than 570 recognized American Indian tribes and Alaska Native entities. Each of these tribes has their distinct food traditions.

There are plenty of distinctive foods traditionally enjoyed by Native American tribes, including some you likely recognize. Here are a few to try.

Thousands of Native people stand to lose eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program through the Big Beautiful Bill touted by President Donald Trump.

which is sometimes spelled a variety of different ways or called the "Indian banana," is the largest fruit native to North America. It grows wild over a large swath of the eastern United States.

The hedge apple tree, also known as the Osage orange, is a native tree growing in the south of the United States. Native to ... While the strange-looking fruit is not edible, this tree species ...

If you grew up in the eastern United States, you may have heard this folksong ... has come back into the forefront. The largest fruit native to North America, the pawpaw is the only temperate ...

Walking around the urban oasis that is Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery, one wouldn’t expect to find pawpaws – the largest edible fruit native to North America – growing alongside tombstones.

Have you ever tried pawpaw fruit? Though it's native to every county ... news reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at [email protected].

This deciduous shrub or small tree is in the bittersweet family and is native ... red fruits are complemented by leaves that also turn red, greenish-red and yellow. Need a break? Play the USA ...

Pawpaws are North America’s largest native fruit — and are exceedingly rare ... As temperatures warm, and growing zones in the United States shift to reflect the changes in where plants ...

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Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle ... Generally, strawberries and brambles bear fruit quickly and have minimal problems. Blueberries are native to North America and are a little more ...