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Tanka Bar Founder Returns From Tribal Summit

Karlene Hunter, CEO and co-founder of Native American Natural Foods, was in Washington, D.C., last week for a tribal summit at the White House.  She says she was surprised to be invited to attend the event because it’s usually reserved for tribal leaders only.  Native American Natural Foods is best known for its Tanka Bar, a natural food based on traditional Lakota recipe of buffalo and fruit. A member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, Hunter has more than 25 years of experience working on educational and economic development on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.