Tescha Hawley’s breast cancer diagnosis started both a harrowing personal journey to fight the disease and the inspiring effort to help others facing similar health obstacles.
Tribes are working to reduce the spread of chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurological disorder that affects deer, elk, and other big game animals.
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With more than 11,000 active patients, Cherokee Nation operates the country’s largest Special Diabetes Program for Indians. 
We believe that access to the best care possible is a right, not a privilege, and we especially want to make this a reality for the men and women who have bravely served our country. 
The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians is donating more than $15,000 to support the Fresno American Indian Health Project and the Fresno Veterans Administration Medical Center. 
Sara E. Hill, the former attorney general of the Cherokee Nation, is making history as a nominee to the federal bench.
Native physicians and public health advocates are looking at ways to recruit more medical professionals and train them on culturally-grounded methods to help improve Native patient outcomes.
Arizona regulators have finalized long-awaited rules that allow expanded access to over-the-counter hormonal contraceptives for women over age 18 in the state.
More teachers and administrators are turning to trauma-informed practices in the classroom.
For the past six months, the nation has been undergoing an “unwinding,” as millions of Americans who were enrolled in Medicaid during COVID-19 are being disenrolled.
Young climate activists are zeroing in on environmental protections built into a handful of state constitutions as the basis for lawsuits to combat climate change.
Tribes have until October 15 to secure free opioid overdose emergency treatment medication for their communities.
A fire that broke out at a landfill on the Salt River Reservation had been reduced to a smolder earlier this week.
The Navajo Nation Council is 100 years old this year – and the Navajo Nation’s fight for water access has been going on for at least that long.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing on water in Native communities on September 27, 2023.
Indian Country is on high alert as the U.S. government prepares for a possible shutdown, the first of its kind in more than three years.
A coalition of tribal organizations is warning about the potential damage of a federal government shutdown to tribal citizens.
Join Native America Calling to find out the latest on the efforts to help the Native people harmed by a massive Medicaid scam in Arizona.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.663, the Native American Child Protection Act, on September 18, 2023.
The newest survey from the Pew Charitable Trusts concludes suicide is an urgent public health issue — especially among Native people.
The Special Diabetes Program for Indians is about to run out of money, again, despite helping address high rates of the disease.
As fall seasons get underway, Native trainers are responding to new awareness of the dangers of life-long injuries from high school sports.
Native families have been hit hardest by a loss in funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP.
It’s called the “Unwinding.” Native people will be losing Medicaid coverage, as a pandemic-era safety net is expiring.
Native people in New Mexico were among those who saw the flash of the first test of the atomic bomb in 1945.
Republicans are making no excuses when it comes to cutting back funding for the federal government. How is Indian Country affected?
Bipartisanship seemed to be on rare display on Capitol Hill as lawmakers advanced a trio of bills benefiting Indian Country.
Access to telemedicine is a lifeline for many Cherokees, and we must protect it to keep up the fight against the opioid crisis.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is getting back to work after what the legislative panel’s bipartisan leadership said was an extremely productive session.
At the Cherokee Nation, we are especially mindful that without food sovereignty, all other aspects of our sovereignty will be at risk.
For over two decades, the opioid epidemic has plagued the Cherokee Nation Reservation. It has affected every facet of our tribe and society.
Join Native America Calling and get some tips from Native exercise experts about making the most of your regimen and keeping your motivation going.
Indian Country is gearing up for another round of big cases at the nation’s highest court, with water rights and tribal sovereignty on the line.
Whether it’s new construction, refurbished existing buildings, improved water or better roads, we are investing in what the Cherokee people have asked for.
After years of work, tribes finally achieved a historic first for the Indian Health Service. But Republicans are already ripping apart the funding agreement.
The 118th Congress began in a most unusual fashion as Republicans descended into what one Democrat derided as “chaos” in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Speak with Native wellness experts and motivational speakers about bridging divisions and avoiding the traps that drive wedges between us.
ICYMI: Catch up on some interesting and engaging topics that are important to Native people.
A dispute over who can exercise jurisdiction over COVID-19 policies on the Blackfeet Nation is in federal court.
Dozens of young Native people flocked to the nation’s capital for the return of the White House Tribal Youth Forum, where they saw food sovereignty in action.