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The Lawrence City Commission proclaims Haskell Indian Nations University week. Students, staff and faculty pose for a picture with the commissioners and Lawrence Mayor Leslie Soden. (Photo-courtesy Rhonda LeValdo)
Klamath Tribes call for name change of Dead Indian Memorial Road
South Dakota school cancels homecoming after racist stunt
City commission proclaims Haskell Indian Nations University week
Native American participants in the 15th annual Pathstar Alcatraz Swim across San Francisco Bay from Alcatraz Island. (Photo-courtesy Pathstar)
Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes disappointed Dakota Access Pipeline to continue operations during environmental review
Eastern Shoshone Tribe plans to increase the number of bison on the Wind River reservation through its bison restoration program
Native American swimmers gather in California to take part in an annual swim across San Francisco Bay to address health and nutrition
Hualapai tribal member and graduate student Ka-Voka Jackson in the Colorado River. Jackson is researching methods to remove invasive plants in the area. (Photo-Ka-Voka Jackson)
Charges dropped against Native woman who’s trying to end fiesta, which celebrates Spanish conquistador
Native people from the Grand Canyon urge for the use of tribal knowledge in natural resource management
University on the Northern Plains to use monetary gift to help Native students access higher education
Featured Stories
Overcoming nutrition challenges
Researchers point to social determinants as contributing to the health and wellness of communities including social structures and economic systems. Social determinants of health in Indian Country often include limited health care services, overcrowded housing, lack of fitness centers and outdoor recreational areas, infrastructure needs such as roads and sidewalks, and other living conditions related to poverty. To help overcome some of these challenges, examples of resiliency can be found in Native America through individuals who promote health and wellness at the grassroots level. Read more…
Reconnecting to a health lifestyle
The United American Indian Involvement organization is currently studying ways that its traditional social outreach program program is helping improve mental health among Native Americans in Los Angeles County. As we find out in our ongoing series Health and wellness: the Indigenous way, people travel long distances to participate in the Drum, Dance and Regalia program and other events that help connect them to their cultures and other people with similar values. Organizers hope the programs help improve the statistics for people vulnerable to problems like child abuse, gang involvement, and mental illness. Read more…
Health and Wellness: the Indigenous way
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds Native Americans and Alaska Natives are more likely to report their health is fair or poor compared to other groups, particularly Caucasians. Rates of diabetes, suicide and chronic illnesses are often higher in Native communities. National Native News is teaming up with New Mexico In Focus and the USC Annenberg-Center for Health Journalism this fall for a series highlighting health and wellness in Native America. PBS. The series will examine some of the ways Indigenous people in California, New Mexico and Arizona are taking control of their mental and physical health. Read more…
