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Racism in public health is not just about whether or not Indigenous and Black people have access to medical care, says Abigail Echo-Hawk, a citizen of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and a racial justice leader in Washington state.
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- By Jenna Kunze
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Just after he finished the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday, Hosava Kretzmann (Hopi/Navajo) was told by a marathon official that he was the first American and sixth person to cross the finish line. He could hardly believe it.
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- By Levi Rickert
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A national survey on oral health published this week illustrated how structural racism—including intergenerational trauma stemming from Indian Boarding schools— has contributed to significant oral health disparities among Native populations.
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- By Jenna Kunze
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On the most recent episode of Native Bidaské (Spotlight), Native News Online Publisher and Editor Levi Rickert welcomed Crystal Hernandez, Psy.D., M.B.A., and Shauna Humphreys, M.S., L.P.C.
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- By Darren Thompson
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Bay Mills Community College, a tribal college in Brimley, Mich., has partnered with Northwestern Michigan College (NMC), located in Traverse City, Mich., in an effort to increase the number of dental assistants serving northern Michigan, and Native American patients in particular.
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President Joe Biden's nominee Patrice H. Kunesh for Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 by a 57-35 vote.
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Breast cancer is the second deadliest cancer among women, behind lung cancer. But it’s treatable when caught early, and doctors recommend regular mammogram to screen for breast cancer for women between 40 and 89 years old.
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WASHINGTON — The Indian Health Service has appointed Stacey Ecoffey, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, as its new deputy director for intergovernmental affairs. The new director steps in for Dr. Rose Weahkee, who took over as acting deputy director for intergovernmental affairs in May 2022, and now returns to directing the Office of Urban Indian Health Programs.
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- By Chez Oxendine
