In "Medicine River," Mary Annette Pember grapples with the harrowing legacy of boarding schools for Native Americans and the ...

Native American tribal members said improved cultural awareness and health education are vital to successfully reduce the ...

Ojibwe journalist Mary Annette Pember puts her own family’s boarding school experiences on display in her new book.

In “Medicine River,” Mary Annette Pember examines a national shame — and the trauma it wrought in her own family.

Honoring the work to respond to Murdered Missing Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) is both heavy and rewarding when ...

A key program using traditional medicine and foods to tackle chronic disease in Native American and Alaska Native communities has been gutted in the federal health layoffs ...

A doctor will talk about the role of Indian Health Service in the lives of Native Americans for the West Central Illinois ...

Mary Annette Pember’s mother​ attended an Indian residential school through the eighth grade. It forever changed her—and her ...

Research shows Native Americans have shorter life expectancies ... which focuses on integrating traditional tribal medicine practices into health care. Providers at the Seattle Indian Health ...

In ‘Medicine River,’ journalist ... There were constant put-downs of the children’s Native identity, and the belittling phrase, “dirty Indian” — which Pember said lingered in her ...

In “Medicine River,” Mary Annette Pember recounts what happened to her mother, and many like her, who were abused in Indian ...