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The U.S. Department of Justice has released updated guidance for individuals intending to apply for compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), a federal program that offers financial support to those affected by radiation exposure related to nuclear weapons development. This includes thousands of former Navajo uranium miners, downwinders, and other impacted individuals. The RECA extension was included in the reconciliation bill passed by Congress in July, following strong advocacy from the 25th Navajo Nation Council.

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ADA, Okla. — Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby was joined by dozens of tribal leaders and medical providers in groundbreaking ceremonies Aug. 12 for a housing project designed for Chickasaw Nation Department of Health providers and resident students.

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 The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is hosting a one-day summit on September 25 at Southwestern Michigan College to explore solutions to the ongoing opioid crisis in Michigan.
 
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Maggie Billman (Diné) was at the Eastern Navajo Fair, in Crown Point, New Mexico, last month, when she noticed something that didn't look right.

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NiMiiPuu culture and existence are at the foundation of the Nez Perce Tribal Hatchery.

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Four people are dead after a medical transport plane crashed at around 12:40 p.m. on Tuesday on the Navajo Nation in Chinle.

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Tribal health leaders during a Tuesday public consultation questioned and criticized Montana’s move toward Medicaid work requirements and premiums for the low-income health coverage plan — a process the state health department is kickstarting months ahead of the schedule laid out in a Republican-backed domestic policy bill signed by President Donald Trump on July 4.

This article was originally published in the Montana Free Press. 

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Two years ago, Native News Online covered a devastating week of overdoses in the Lummi Nation.  Lummi Chairman Anthony Hillaire testified last week at a House subcommittee in Washington, D.C., about the reverberating effects of cartel drug trafficking in his community. As Tribal Nations continue to bear the weight of the fentanyl crisis, with high overdoses, limited resources for healthcare and the jurisdictional maze of Indian Country, Hillaire and other Tribal leaders urged lawmakers to act.

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 Tribes could be getting more resources to combat two of the most pressing public safety threats in Indian Country: fentanyl trafficking and Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. That's thanks to a new bill introduced last week by  Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Representative Dan Newhouse (R, WA-04) and Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA).
 
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As Indian Country braces for the impact of sweeping federal cuts, the Indian Health Service may receive advanced appropriations next year. The House Appropriations Committee last week passed the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bill for Interior, Environment and Related Agencies. Included in the $8.41 billion earmarked for IHS is $6.05 billion in advance appropriations for FY 2027.
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