Indianz.Com Listening Lounge: Note: The following files are in MP3 format. Intro - 8:27 - 1.45MB Dr. Grim - 9:39 - 1.66MB | Q&A - 30:15 - 5.19MB Panel II - 31:20 - 5.38MB | Q&A - 14:56 - 2.56MBPanel III - 18:47 - 3.22MB | Q&A - 30:17 - 5.20MB |
Indian health needs outlined (The Missoulian 7/15)
Tribal leader calls for health care changes (The Casper Star Tribune 7/15) Relevant Documents:
Witness List/Testimony (July 14, 2005) Related Stories:
House and Senate hearings, briefing on health care (7/14)
Hearing on Indian Health Care Improvement Act (7/13)
Oklahoma senator loses Indian health care vote (06/29)
Senate hearing addresses Native youth suicide (06/16)
Senate hearing on youth suicide prevention (6/15)
Study finds high rates of trauma among two tribes (06/01)
Editorial: Hearing a first step in tackling suicide problem (05/09)
Field hearing set on suicide among Native youth (04/29)
Senate committee plans hearing on Indian suicides (04/26)
Two teens dead in murder-suicide fueled by drugs (04/25)
South Dakota tribe combats suicide among its youth (04/18)
BIA establishes partnership to tackle teen suicide (04/08)
New York Times: Indian children being left behind (04/05)
Deadly tragedy puts focus on Native youth problems (3/24)
Yellow Bird Series: Suicide on the reservation (03/16)
Yellow Bird Series: Suicide on the reservation (03/14)
Lawsuit filed over teen's suicide at BIA jail (12/02)
Native students subject to high rates of school violence (11/30)
Suicide rates explode among Colombia's Natives (11/23)
Native community in Manitoba hit by rash of suicides (11/02)
Anderson eyes changes in BIA school system (07/23)
Bill includes suicide prevention funds for tribes (07/16)
Tribe in Brazil sees high rate of youth suicide (04/14)
Report finds lax safety measures at BIA schools (04/08)
Friends, family shocked by INS agent's suicide (03/19)
Ariz. tribe sees alarming rate of suicide attempts (03/09)
Pueblo leaders forming suicide support group (02/18)
CDC calls attention to health disparities in U.S. (02/09)
Survey finds high-risk behaviors among BIA students (11/13)
Smoking rates among Natives highest in nation (10/10)
Study links childhood experience to alcohol abuse (09/19)
Indian Country tops drug report again (9/17)
Native youth top drug use survey again (09/06)
Report card shows Native students falling behind (06/23)
Native youth targeted in anti-drug ads (5/17)
Native youth heaviest smokers in nation (4/3)
Report: Native youth highest drug users (10/5)
Ad campaign targets youth drug use (9/7)
Drug use high among Native youth (9/1)