When Nebraska students fraught with poverty and hunger got the chance to turn their lives around and grow a huge vegetable garden for their tribal community, the story from UMÓⁿHOⁿ Nation Public School in Macy, Nebraska, was documented through an exhibit at the new Kiewit Luminarium in Omaha, which opened to the public April 15.
“We can change the food paradigm. The students decided that growing our own fresh produce is a step toward that change.”
The poignant story of students from Macy, Nebraska's UMÓⁿHOⁿ Nation Public School is exhibited at the new Kiewit Luminarium in Omaha that opened to the public in April.
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UMÓⁿHOⁿ Nation Public School's tribal nation flag and the students' story of going from poverty to creating their own economic development is capturing the respect of numerous visitors at the newly-opened Kiewit Luminarium in Omaha.
Reporter Amy Hadachek is a two-time Emmy Award winning meteorologist and a storm chaser who earned her NWA and AMS Broadcast Meteorology Seals of Approval. She and her husband live on a diversified farm in Kansas. Reach her at amy.hadachek@midwestmessenger.com.
