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KFF Health News: Tribes still dealing with years-long syphilis outbreak. According to the Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center, syphilis rates among Native people in its region soared by 1,865 percent from 2020 to 2022. Native America Calling: Tribal …
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As providers turn to telehealth during COVID-19, calls rise for more resources in Indian Country. As the coronavirus pandemic wears on, medical providers are moving to telehealth – prompting calls for more funding for infrastructure and technology in Indian Country to remedy disparities that can make long-distance care impossible.
‘When Indian Country shows up, we win’
Jul 29, 2024 · Indianz.Com Video: Sharice Davids for Kamala Harris #Natives4Harris Sharice Davids, a Two Spirit citizen from the Ho-Chunk Nation, also drew attention to the differences between Harris and Trump, whose running mate has derided Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a “fake” holiday.She said Native voters once again have a chance to show their power by showing up to the polls to vote for Democrats on ...
AUDIO: Republican lawmaker blocks Wounded Knee sacred site bill
1 day ago · The U.S. Senate considers Indian Country legislation on November 21, 2024, during which Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) blocked passage of a bill to protect the Wounded Knee massacre site in South Dakota.. The debate began when Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), the chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, brought up …
Indian Country set for big and busy week on Capitol Hill
Jul 22, 2024 · An appropriations bill with record levels of funding for most Indian Country programs is slated to advance in the U.S. House of Representatives this week.. H.R.8998, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025, includes $8.56 billion for the Indian Health Service, representing a 23 percent increase, or $1.6 billion, in funding from ...
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs schedules business meeting
5 days ago · The business meeting takes place at 3pm Eastern in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. A livestream will be available on indian.senate.gov shortly before the start of the proceeding.. The 118th Congress concludes by the end of December so time is running out for the U.S. Senate, currently in Democratic hands, to complete its work on pending legislation and business for Indian Country.
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Thank you for joining Indianz.com for this live interview with Dr. Yolanda Alanis and Orion Resting Hawk, two Native Americans living in Kenosha, Wisconsin, site of the latest police shooting of an unarmed black man and the site of civil unrest earlier this summer as activists sought the removal of a Columbus statue from a city park.
Indian Country braces for U.S. Supreme Court hearing in ICWA case
Nov 1, 2022 · The presence of Justice Neil Gorsuch, whose knowledge of Indian Country is unprecedented in Supreme Court history, cannot overcome conservative interpretations of the law either.He was unable to prevent an erosion of tribal sovereignty in Oklahoma v.Castro-Huerta, which was decided by a 5-4 vote on June 29, a defeat that remains fresh in the minds of many.
Indian Country rallies as U.S. Supreme Court hears ICWA challenge
Nov 3, 2022 · The last time the high court heard an ICWA case was nearly a decade ago, during the October 2012 term.The outcome of Adoptive Couple v.Baby Girl was not favorable — by a 5-4 ruling, the justices forced a Cherokee Nation father to accept the placement of his child with a non-Indian family.. Brackeen poses an even greater threat, …