Food forests are helping these Native American reservations eat healthier

Centuries ago, Native American and First Nation tribes ranged far and wide across the continent, hunting animals such as bison, deer, buffalo, fish, and gathering crops like sweet potatoes and maize. But as Native American reservations continue to shrink, and urban development grows larger and more intrusive, these old lifestyles have long since given way to less healthy diets: a symptom of the crushing poverty that still permeates the life of many rural Native American communities.