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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today approved the first-ever waiver to redefine eligible food items under Nebraska’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Starting January 1, 2026, SNAP benefits can no longer be used to buy soda or energy drinks in the state, ending taxpayer subsidies for those products.
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On May 15, Native News Online hosted a live stream event, Reducing Drug Overdose Deaths in Indian Country, bringing together tribal leaders, health advocates, and recovery experts to address one of the most urgent public health crises in Native communities today.
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WASHINGTON — The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Wednesday sounded the alarm on slashed budgets and cut jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services having a devastating effect on Native communities.
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RFK Jr. Calls Ultra-Processed Foods a “Genocide” Against Native Americans in Congressional Testimony
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During a May 14 hearing before the House Appropriations Committee, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. described the widespread distribution of ultra-processed foods in Native American communities as a form of “genocide,” drawing national attention to long-standing health disparities affecting Indigenous populations.
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A Trump administration plan to slash prescription drug prices by tying them to international markets will likely have minimal impact on Indian Country, according to a tribal health leader who called the initiative well-intentioned but ineffective.
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Poor communication between law enforcement agencies continues to hamper efforts to address Wyoming’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) crisis, according to a report released last week that found substantial data discrepancies between federal databases.
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U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaiʻi), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Committee, issued a warning to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. regarding his proposed departmental reorganization. The senators expressed deep concern that planned job and budget cuts would harm vital programs serving Native communities. They also urged Secretary Kennedy to immediately initiate formal consultations with American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, as required by HHS’ Tribal Consultation Policy and the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act.
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On Wednesday, May 14, at 3:30 p.m. ET, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chair of the Committee and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaiʻi), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and , will convene an oversight hearing titled “Delivering Essential Public Health and Social Services to Native Americans – Examining Federal Programs Serving Native Americans Across the Operating Divisions at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).” The hearing will take place in Room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.
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A bipartisan group of senators with oversight on tribal and appropriations matters is calling on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to immediately halt staffing reductions and resource cuts to the Indian Health Service (IHS).
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