Read this article at huffingtonpost.com: Kickstarter Documentary ‘Between Earth And Sky’ Follows Family On Healing Journey View The Documentary’s Kickstarter page: Between Earth and Sky
The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota has filed a suit against Anheuser-Busch and other beer makers alleging that they provided four beer stores in the small town of Whiteclay, Nebraska, which borders the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, with ”volumes of beer far in excess of an amount that could be sold in compliance with the laws of [...]
Uncontacted Tribes at Risk of Massive Population Loss
Central and South America, Health
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Apr 062011
Survival International is warning that uncontacted tribes face massive population loss if their land is not protected. Around 100 tribes worldwide are uncontacted. Almost all are at risk of being wiped out by logging, oil exploration, hydroelectric dam construction and other projects. Uncontacted tribes have little immunity to diseases like flu and measles, and epidemics [...]
Opinion: Ryan Change to Medicaid Would Be Bad
Health
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Apr 062011
In his blog on Pechanga.net, Mark Trahant says that changes to Medicaid proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) as part of his budget plan would be “at the expense of children and poor people.” Read the post at Pechanga.net: Ryan proposes a fundamental change to Medicaid — and it would be bad
New Mexico Governor Signs Suicide Prevention Bill
Health
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Apr 022011
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez signed legislation on Thursday that aims to prevent Native American youth suicides, which are increasing in the state as well as in other Native communities in South Dakota and Montana. The sucide rate for young Native Americans is more than 3 times the national average. The New Mexico bill will establish [...]
Senator Puts Director of Indian Health Service 'on notice' During Meeting
Health, North America
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Mar 302011
North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad met with Dr. Yvette Roubideaux, director of the Indian Health Service, on Tuesday and told her the American Indians in North Dakota “deserve better” care than they’re getting from IHS. Read the story in the Grand Forks Herald: N.D. Sen. Conrad puts director of Indian Health Service ‘on notice’ during [...]
Fat-Storage Gene Could Add To Diabetes Risk
Health
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Mar 252011
A gene that originally developed to guard against famine may raise diabetes risk for Native Americans and Hispanics. Read the story at the El Gato Media Network: From Fighting Famine to Diabetes
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Health
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Mar 232011
University hosts National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Read the strory in the Tahlequah Daily Press: Eradicating HIV/AIDS in Indian Country
