First Native American district court judge named to San Juan and McKinley Counties
A Farmington attorney and a member of the Navajo Nation will be the first Native American to serve as a district court judge in San Juan and McKinley County. Brenna ...
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Navajo woman appointed as first district court judge in New Mexico
A Farmington attorney has become the first Native American appointed to serve as a district court judge in the 11th Judicial ...
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Strategies needed to cut ‘unacceptably high’ maternal deaths of Indigenous women
This is part three of a three-part Healio Exclusive series on maternal and cardiovascular outcomes among Indigenous women living in the United States. Part one can be seen here. Part two can be seen ...
Catawba Nation’s first female leader says she is using her power to help ‘the underdogs’
Patricia Leach grew up in poverty. Now, she’s using her position as assistant chief to drive economic development and help the poor.
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Traditional healing clears hurdle toward becoming an Arizona Medicaid benefit
Arizona may soon begin covering traditional Indigenous healing services such as sweat lodges through its Medicaid program.
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Native American History: Hastiin Tádídínii, The “Bad Indian” of Antelope Canyon
One of the best aspects of travel is stumbling on interesting stories. I discovered one highlighting Native American history ...
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Indigenous Nations Mobilize Against ICE Targeting and Profiling
Many are working to ensure their citizens’ safety amid rising reports of Native people being stopped and questioned.
Millions of Native people were enslaved in the Americas. Their story waits to be told.
The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to bring it to light.
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Traditional healing is close to becoming a covered Medicaid benefit in Arizona
Jim, hired last year as the sole traditional healer on staff at Sage Memorial Hospital on the Navajo Nation, listened ... people who sought health help from medicine men and medicine women. The law ...
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Navajo woman reportedly questioned by ICE in Scottsdale leads to lawmaker’s concerns
PHOENIX — An Arizona lawmaker fears Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is racially profiling tribal members after she was made aware of a Navajo woman who was detained at her workplace in ...