Bill John Baker

Every Cherokee Nation citizen deserves a long and healthy life. I believe that means access to quality health care, and as Principal Chief, I made a commitment to our people to address this critical issue....

April 16, 2013
A little over a year ago, I noticed an overweight woman about my age riding through the grocery store on a motorized shopping cart...
Hayley B. Elkins

Early in my marriage, my husband was a vegetarian who didn’t eat eggs. It’s not that he had any moral quandaries against them, he just didn’t like them....

April 01, 2013
This story originally ran in The Oregonian and is being reprinted here with their kind permission. It was produced with the assistance of the Dennis A...
In a North Portland health clinic on a dreary Saturday, Michael Teeple does his part in the war against the diabetes epidemic rocking Indian country...
Cathy Abramson and Isabel Burger

Making a Difference in Tribal Communities Across the Country, by Cathy Abramson...

November 28, 2012
Angela Rios (Colville Confederated Tribes, Washington), swimming from Alcatraz to San Francisco on October 8 (Colin Gift) After six days of training, on October 8, a dozen Native A...
According to a new study , people who live near the coast generally have better health than those who live inland...
In an effort to lure some of Canada’s medical tourists, and their dollars, a First Nations band plans to build a private, for-profit hospital for paying clients on its land, though...
Amid talk of governance issues, the closure of the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) by virtue of $200 million in Health Canada cuts is causing consternation among Fir...

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