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Cronkite News: Native collective fosters creativity among youth (April 17, 2025)
Homeland blends culture, music, fashion and community through hands-on workshops and cross-brand collaborations. 
There is still no single database that provides accurate numbers or data related to missing and murdered Indigenous people.
KFF Health News: Medicaid cuts ‘a tremendous hit’ to Indian Country (March 20, 2025)
As Congress mulls potentially massive cuts to Medicaid, health centers that serve Native communities are bracing for catastrophe. 
The death of a 14-year-old girl from the San Carlos Apache Tribe is raising questions about what could have been done to prevent the tragedy.
Walter Murillo, the CEO of Native Health in Arizona, and Dr. Linda Son-Stone, the CEO of First Nations Community HealthSource, are guests of Democratic lawmakers at a joint session of Congress.
AUDIO: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 3 (February 28, 2025)
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on February 27, 2025. 
Native America Calling: Native people left out of progress on overdose deaths (February 26, 2025)
Overdose deaths have dropped significantly — except among Native people and other people of color. 
VIDEO: American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Day 3 (February 24, 2025)
The House Committee on Appropriations hears from American Indian and Alaska Native witnesses on February 27, 2025.
Native America Calling: Medicaid’s next chapter in Indian Country (February 6, 2025)
Medicaid provides direct support to at least one million Native Americans and proposed cuts have tribal advocates concerned. 
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promising to elevate Indian issues should he be confirmed to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Native America Calling: Federal funds under fire from President Donald Trump (January 30, 2025)
President Donald Trump’s sudden freeze on federal funds rattled tribes and Indian organizations that depend on the trust and treaty relationship. 
Native America Calling: On the ground in the Los Angeles fires (January 15, 2025)
Wildfires have killed at least 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes in southern California. Tribes and urban Indian organizations are stepping up. 
Cronkite News: Program expanded to cover traditional health care practices (December 16, 2024)
Native patients in four states could now see government health coverage for some traditional healing practices. 
Arizona Mirror: Hearing addresses crisis of missing and murdered relatives (December 5, 2024)
Paul Begay, Anne Curley, Ella Mae Begay and Everett Charley are the names of just a handful of people who have gone missing on the Navajo Nation. 
Federal government officials testify about the crisis of missing and murdered relatives on November 20, 2024.
Native women leaders testify about the crisis of missing and murdered relatives on November 20, 2024.
AUDIO: Investigating the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (December 3, 2024)
The House Committee on Appropriations holds a hearing titled “Investigating the Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women” on November 20, 2024. 
Cronkite News: Hearing confronts crisis of missing and murdered relatives (December 2, 2024)
Despite grants and numerous programs to help mitigate the issue, cases of missing or murdered Indigenous women continue at relatively high rates. 
A Medicaid scam in Arizona swept up thousands of Native people and sought reimbursement for care they never received.
Montana Free Press: All Nations Health Center hosts cooking classes (November 11, 2024)
Cooking classes at the All Nations Health Center focus on meal prep and sovereignty. 
Cronkite News: ‘Native voters can and will decide this election’ (November 5, 2024)
Native people have long felt like politicians overlook them, but both parties are seeking the Native vote more than ever before. 
“Congress needs to act now and pass the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding Schools Act, so we can learn from our past and make sure these wrongs are never repeated,” said Chief Executive Officer Francys Crevier.
Cronkite News: Community comes together for Indigenous Peoples Day (October 22, 2024)
“Indigenous Peoples Day is a day to embrace all Indigenous people everywhere,” said Deeanna Talley, a singer who goes by Nanibaah. 
Cronkite News: Native people continue to face obstacles at the polls (October 7, 2024)
Ahead of the 2024 election, organizations across Arizona are ramping up efforts to register Native voters and address challenges in getting to the polls. 
Native America Calling: Native Bookshelf with Anton Treuer (August 13, 2024)
As an Ojibwe language teacher and expert on Native issues, Anton Treuer has penned more than a dozen books. He’s out with his first work of fiction. 
Minnesota is on the national stage with the 2024 presidential race. What does that mean for tribes and their citizens in the Land of 10,000 Lakes?
The U.S. Supreme Court issued some big rulings before going on break for the summer. How do the cases impact tribes and Native people?
Phoenix, Arizona, is the latest city to face federal allegation of police discrimination against Native people.
Is South Dakota peculiar, or is the state driving a trend in anti-Indian policies, sentiments and behaviors?
A half dozen Indigenous leaders are getting a boost for incorporating traditional connections with making people and their communities better.
Over two days of hearings, the House Committee on Appropriations heard from dozens of Indian Country leaders who testified about their funding needs.
The House Committee on Appropriations heard from dozens of Indian Country leaders who testified about their funding needs.
Nearly a year after the state of Arizona announced a crackdown on a Medicaid scheme exploiting vulnerable Native people, tribal citizens are still calling for action to combat the problem.
The House Committee on Appropriations is hearing from dozens of Indian Country leaders who are testifying about their funding needs.
Cronkite News: Gathering addresses ‘epidemic’ among Native people (April 19, 2024)
Native people die by suicide at rates higher than any other racial or ethnic group, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
Native sisters, a Native artist’s art installation and a tribe’s fight against an oil pipeline are the subject of new films.
Native America Calling: Native Bookshelf with Tommy Orange (March 5, 2024)
In his new novel, Tommy Orange weaves together the complex history of the Indian boarding school era as witnessed by the ancestors to the characters in his best-selling debut. 
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation works with our friends in Oklahoma (February 12, 2024)
For the good of all Oklahoma, it’s time to leave behind a 19th century mindset and recognize that Cherokee Nation and other tribes bring huge benefits for the state. 
Native America Calling: Help for unsheltered relatives at a crossroads (January 22, 2024)
As dangerously bitter winter weather takes hold of the country, efforts to help unsheltered Native people face closure. 
Cronkite News: Non-profit takes Native approach to diabetes (December 21, 2023)
Native Americans for Community Action provides health services primarily to Native people, on and off reservation, in Arizona.
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