Nancy Pelosi

Making Progress for Native American Communities

“If you knew the conditions and circumstances…you would do all you could to remedy them.” These were the words written by Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte—the first Native American woman to earn a medical degree—in 1907....

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November 02, 2012

Elections 2012: Abortion Rights Resurfaces as an Election Issue

Mark Trahant
October 25, 2012
The politics of abortion continues to surface in this year’s presidential race, something that Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney hoped to avoid...
Tex “Red Tipped Arrow” Hall

Why I’m Voting for President Obama

Like most Native Americans, I jumped at the chance to throw my support behind President Obama in his 2008 campaign....

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October 26, 2012

U.S. Rep. Tom Cole Says There's Bipartisan Support for American Indian Causes

Rob Capriccioso
October 24, 2012
Many partisans on both ends of the political spectrum were surprised to read in September that U.S...

VA, IHS Join Forces to Improve Suicide Prevention Services to Veterans

Carol Berry
October 22, 2012
Treatment options must be available for military veterans who need care, said Retired U.S. Army General Eric K...

IHS Advocates Optimism Despite Uncertainty About Affordable Care Act

Carol Berry
October 18, 2012
The Indian Health Service (IHS) and its clients face some uncertainty with the advent of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and federal belt-tightening, but continuation of services—eve...

6th Annual Southern Arizona Gathering of American Indian Veterans: Opportunity for Native Vets to Learn About Their Benefits

ICTMN Staff
October 12, 2012
The Coalition of American Indian Veterans, which includes the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS), Indian Health Service, and the Tucson Indian Center, along with Trib...

American Indian Youth in Crisis: Tribes Grapple With a Suicide Emergency

Stephanie Woodard
October 10, 2012
It feels like wartime,” says Diane Garreau, a child-welfare official on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, in South Dakota, speaking of the youth-suicide epidemic sweeping India...

Elections 2012: Will Election Resolve the Big Stuff? Disaster Ahead if It Doesn’t

Mark Trahant
September 25, 2012
It is said that elections have consequences. One side wins, the other becomes the loyal opposition. Then the game is fought again with new or sometimes the same result...

Indian Health Service Steadily Improves Direct Health Care Delivery

Lee Allen
September 21, 2012
By 5:30 a.m. on August 14-16, the lobby of the Tohono O’odham Desert Diamond Hotel in Tucson, Arizona was full...

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