Preemptive Genocide: Only Now Are Reparations Being Made to Eugenics Victims

Anne Minard
June 04, 2012
When North Carolina announced earlier this year that it intends to be the first state to compensate victims of decades-ago sterilization programs, it renewed a nationwide debate ov...

IHS’ Improving Patient Care Program Reflects a Growing Trend in Patient Outreach

Jacqueline Bluethmann
May 30, 2012
A new personalized approach to patient outreach is encouraging American Indian and Alaska Native women to schedule and keep important yearly appointments such as mammograms and phy...

Sioux Nation Superstore Claims Spoiled-Meat Problems Fixed

Stephanie Woodard
May 16, 2012
Richard Whitmarsh, director of Sioux Nation Superstore, in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, has responded publicly to charges of spoiled-meat sales that closed down first the store’s meat...
Walter Lamar

Bullying Is Not Just Schoolyard Mischief

The Director of the Indian Health Service, Dr. Yvette Roubideaux, recently participated in the White House Forum on Bullying Prevention....

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May 01, 2012

The Cherokee Crusader: Casey Cooper Transformed a Community’s Healthcare

Anne Minard
March 24, 2012
When award-winning hospital administrator Casey Cooper first assumed his role as chief executive officer of Cherokee Indian Hospital , it was an impoverished Indian Health Service ...

Revolutionary Rhoades: At Age 80, the First Native IHS Director Is Still Improving the Indian Health System

Michelle Tirado
March 23, 2012
Dr. Everett Rhoades There are people who work in Indian health, and then there are those who champion it. Dr. Everett R. Rhoades , Kiowa , is definitely the latter...

National Native AIDS Day Promotes HIV Testing as Infection Rates Are Rising in Indian Country

Anne Minard
March 20, 2012
March 20 marks National Native AIDS Day , set to coincide with the spring equinox ...
Julianne Jennings

The Silent Ones: Indians and Hearing Loss

From the earliest documented times in American history, there were reports of deafness among indigenous people....

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March 16, 2012

Indian Health Service Gets Record Request in Obama 2013 Budget; BIA Level

Rob Capriccioso
February 13, 2012
WASHINGTON –The Indian Health Service (IHS), the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and other Indian programs fare well under President Barack Obama’s proposed budget for 2013...
Mark Trahant

Winning the Day: Indian Country’s Election Year Begins Now

Happy New Year. Or, I should say, happy election year. From now on the national election for president (as well as the house and the senate) shifts from a vague threat to an actual election....

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January 18, 2012

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