To better understand life on the Santa Ysabel reservation, Feeding San Diego spoke with Bobby Sue Althaus, Director of Operations for the Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel. Bobby Sue is a tribal member of the Iipay Nation who lives on the reservation with her two young daughters. She recently moved back to the reservation after leaving to pursue a Master's degree at Chico State University. "Being a tribal member, my passion is to serve the community and make improvements. We are in a rural area. We aren't a gaming tribe, so we primarily run off grants. Our median income is at $27,000. We experience higher unemployment rates, and we're in a food desert," she shared.
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