Zuni, New Mexico, is the largest traditional Pueblo in New
Mexico -- a sovereign, self-governed nation with 12,000
residents and its own school system. The Zuni Public School
District, as explained on the ZPSD website, "is the first
Indian-controlled, independent public school system in the
nation, established by the Tribal members to meet the needs of
their children...It is a unique and progressive educational
system that has been undergoing extensive restructuring in
organizational and instructional areas so educational needs of
all children can be effectively met." But progressive as it may
be academically, the school system hasn't matched their
advancements in the way they run the cafeteria. At Twin Buttes
High School, lunches have always had limited and rarely fresh
fruits and vegetables, and offered no vegetarian options, a
cause of widespread but rarely expressed dissatisfaction among
the students -- until one kid took a stand. An article from the
non-profit youth media and advocacy organization, What