Native leaders press for more action to address crisis of missing, murdered Indigenous people
Dena Ned, a member of the board of directors of Restoring Ancestral Winds Inc., or RAWI, the group that hosted the conference ...
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Lawsuit seeks to limit Alaska tribes’ authority, stop gambling hall
The suit, filed by the state, challenges a legal interpretation that allows tribes to exert authority over as much as 2.7 ...
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Murkowski encourages tribes to stand their ground with the Trump administration
At the National Congress of American Indians winter summit in Washington D.C., Sen. Lisa Murkowski acknowledged that it's a ...
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An ‘asterisk population’: Poor data complicate maternal health research for Native women
American Indian and Alaska Native women have some of the highest rates of maternal death and morbidity in the United States, ...
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Bureau of Indian Affairs turns to new technology to help solve missing and murdered cases
Amid widespread terminations of its employees, the Bureau of Indian Affairs is trying to put the focus back on a critical ...
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Tribal education compact bill takes next step into bringing tribal sovereignty into public education
Alaska’s Department of Education and Early Development is working with tribes to kick start a compacting program and give ...
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Cuts to Medicaid would have dire consequences for Native American population, experts say
Changes to these two factors alone could result in thousands of American Indian and Alaska Native beneficiaries losing access to coverage or essential services. Medicaid cuts could put rural tribal ...
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Sen. Murkowski Defends Tribal Sovereignty on Senate Floor
Sen. Lisa Murkowski , chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, addressed the U.S. Senate floor regarding a letter she ...
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Update: Indian Health Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, set to experience significant layoffs
Right now it's too early to tell how federal layoffs will impact tribes in South Dakota and local Indian Health Service ...
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Cuts to Medicaid would have dire consequences for Native American population, experts say
serve over 500 tribes across 22 states. Additionally, Medicaid reimbursements are essential for providing care to American Indian and Alaska Native populations living in metro areas. As of 2022 ...