News For All Americans
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Documents suggest inadequate treatment before a patient’s death contributed to the “Immediate Jeopardy” status assigned to to the Pine Ridge Indian Health Service hospital The Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin aims to sue over a proposed mine on its namesake river Child welfare rates in Canada bring calls of humanitarian crisis
Organizers of a new coalition led by Alaska Native groups plan to step up their efforts on a variety of environmental issues. The group organized an initial protest at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Anchorage, speaking out against oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and other issues. Defend the Sacred organized the march of more than 200 people during the AFN convention over the weekend. The march was timed as Senator Lisa Murkowski was about to address AFN. Read more…
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…
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Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau vows to partner with indigenous communities addressing climate change A Utah town plans changes to its long-standing Founders’ Day commemoration that included residents painted red, portraying Native Americans. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price hosted a Tribal Advisory Committee in Oklahoma Biologists from the Yurok Tribe are monitoring the recovery […]
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The Pine Ridge reservation is among areas in South Dakota on high alert for wildfires The American Indian Science and Engineering Society in Denver is trying to inspire more native students to pursue STEM courses Some fisherman in Alaska have nowhere to sell their summer catch
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…
A federal court has overturned a Muscogee Creek man’s death sentence in a major jurisdiction ruling. The ruling reaffirms the tribe’s historical reservation boundaries in Oklahoma. The case goes back to 1999, when Patrick Murphy was accused of murdering another Muscogee man. He was convicted in Oklahoma court and put on death row in 2000. Since then, he’s unsuccessfully appealed multiple times.
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Indigenous environmental proponents are among those watching Keystone XL pipeline hearings in Nebraska The U-S EPA says it will not review Gold King Mine spill clean-up claims by the Navajo Nation New law makes human trafficking a criminal offense on the Navajo Nation Liquor establishments near the Pine Ridge Reservation see a jump in sales […]
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A federal appeals court upholds a domestic violence conviction against a Northern Cheyenne man A Navajo Head Start official is under investigation for misuse of funds The new head of the EPA is scheduled to tour the Gold King Mine to mark the two-year anniversary of a devastating toxic spill
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Police in Hawaii arrest protesters trying to stop telescope construction A Navajo Nation employee is charged with bringing a handgun onto the grounds of the U.S .Capitol A report details the perspectives of Canadian indigenous women who say they were coerced to undergo sterilization procedures
