John-Henderson, Neha A.Oosterhoff, Benjamin J.Johnson, Lester R.Lafromboise, Mary EllenMalatare, MelveenaSalois, Emily2022-10-212022-10-212022-05John-Henderson, N. A., Oosterhoff, B. J., Johnson, L. R., Ellen Lafromboise, M., Malatare, M., & Salois, E. (2022). COVID-19 and food insecurity in the Blackfeet Tribal Community. Food Security, 1-10.1876-4517http://scholarworks.montana.edu/handle/1/17302This version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12571-022-01292-xTo examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity in the Blackfeet American Indian Tribal Community. American Indian adults residing on the Blackfeet reservation in Northwest Montana (n = 167) participated in a longitudinal survey across 4 months during the COVID-19 pandemic (August 24, 2020- November 30, 2020). Participants reported on demographics and food insecurity. We examined trajectories of food insecurity alongside COVID-19 incidence. While food insecurity was high in the Blackfeet community preceding the pandemic, 79% of our sample reported significantly greater food insecurity at the end of the study. Blackfeet women were more likely to report higher levels of food insecurity and having more people in the household predicted higher food insecurity. Longitudinal data indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated already high levels of food insecurity in the Blackfeet community. Existing programs and policies are inadequate to address this public health concern in AI tribal communities.en-UScopyright Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2022https://perma.cc/KDW9-RWNUamerican indianhealth disparitiesfood insecurityrural healthArticle