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WASHINGTON  —  On December 11, 2024, the National Council of Urban Indian Health honored Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) and Rep.Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK) with Good Medicine Awards for their exceptional dedication to supporting the Indian Health Service and improving health outcomes for Native communities throughout their time in Congress.

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The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) and the Alzheimer’s Association have announced a new partnership aimed at promoting brain health and expanding support for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) individuals living in urban areas affected by Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. This collaboration will focus on engaging urban AI/AN communities to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, while also providing resources on care, support, and advance care planning for those impacted.

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 U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) today introduced the bipartisan Protection for Reservation Occupants Against Trafficking and Evasive Communications Today (PROTECT) Act, aimed at tackling drug trafficking in tribal communities. The PROTECT Act would expand the Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) program, enabling tribal nations to prosecute non-Native offenders for drug and gun crimes linked to STCJ-covered offenses. Additionally, the bill would grant tribal courts the authority to issue warrants for electronic materials, enhancing their ability to combat drug traffickers and other criminals.
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Oneida community members shared wrenching stories about loss and addiction during a community meeting last Thursday evening at the Oneida Nation’s Norbert Hill Center, near Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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In September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data showing, for the first time in years, a decline in overdose deaths among the general population. While the drop has been celebrated among public health advocates and in major media outlets, it's a different story in Indian Country, where overdoses are on the rise.

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Children crying and holding their faces due to dental disease is preventable.

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Avian influenza has been confirmed at a commercial poultry farm in Pinal County, Arizona, prompting containment measures by state and federal authorities. The Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Lab (AZVDL) initially tested samples from the farm after poultry began showing symptoms of the illness on November 11, 2024. The diagnosis was later confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL).

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During Native American Heritage Month, the American Indian Cancer Foundation (AICAF) has launched its 6th annual Sacred Breath Campaign in recognition of National Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
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On Monday, Veterans Day, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a proposal to eliminate copayments for all VA telehealth services and establish a new grant program to fund VA telehealth access points in non-VA facilities, focusing on rural and medically underserved areas.
 
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BEAVERTON, Ore. — On a hot July morning in Beaverton, Oregon, Dr. John Spence stands outside of an equestrian training arena, watching a 15-year-old boy lead a caramel-colored horse around an obstacle course marked by bright orange cones.

Spence, a citizen of the Gros Ventre tribe and tribal consultant for the Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest (NARA NW), is lean and strong at 83 years old. He wears sunglasses, a cowboy hat, cowboy boots, and a black T-shirt that reads, “I am worthy.”

The horse swishes its coarse black tail as it walks gently behind the teenager, who is wearing an oversized white hoodie despite the triple-digit heat. Half a dozen other teenage boys stand in the arena, waiting their turn. Some shuffle their feet, their hands shoved in their pockets. A 16-year-old wearing long basketball shorts, a wide-brimmed baseball hat over his dark curls, and tattoos on his forearms calls out, “Nice job, man.”

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