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On Friday, the Society of American Indian Dentists (SAID) announced the passing of Dr. George Blue Spruce Jr., DDS, MPH—a groundbreaking figure in Native American health care. Of Laguna and Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo heritage, Dr. Blue Spruce made history in 1956 as the first  American Indian dentist. He passed away on Monday evening at the age of 94.

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Navajo citizens will gather outside of the Nation's Council Chambers in Window Rock, Ariz., on Tuesday, June 10, to pray for healing and urge lawmakers to reauthorize and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, which paid out a total of $372.6 million to Native Americans exposed to radiation from the United States' development and testing of nuclear weapons.

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The Coquille Indian Tribe has forged a new partnership with the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs that aims to expand support for tribal veterans seeking federal and state benefits.

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Navajo Nation leaders took turns talking with the U.S. government’s top health official as they hiked along a sandstone ridge overlooking their rural, high-desert town before the morning sun grew too hot.

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In the past few weeks, advocates and some lawmakers have continued to seek measures to protect Tribal health from Trump’s sweeping budget cuts; a reservation in North Dakota sounds the alarm about contaminated drinking water; and four Native American nursing students have made history in Minneapolis. Here is our roundup of health equity news from across Indian Country.
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On Friday, May 30, the Trump Administration released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 President’s Budget, including the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Budget in Brief. 

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 On May 27, 2025, the Spirit Lake Tribal Council issued a public notice alerting residents to elevated manganese levels detected in the water system managed by SL Water Resources. The contamination affects all residents within the Spirit Lake Reservation boundaries in Fort Totten, North Dakota.
 
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 Do you want an attractive face?  Do you want a fabulous smile? Want to be cool?  Then, put that tobacco down.

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 In 2018, Charlene Aqpik Apok (Iñupiaq) took part in a rally at the Alaska Federation of Natives annual convention. Held in Anchorage, the convening is the largest gathering of Alaska Native people, and where representatives from 177 federally recognized tribes make their voices heard on critical policy issues. 

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Twenty people, a mental health business, and a church were charged in an indictment on Monday for playing a role in a sober living scheme targeting Native Americans that drew $60 million in funds from Arizona’s Medicaid program.
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