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Update: During the day on Friday, nearly 1,000 Indian Health Service (IHS) employees were laid off as part of a mass reduction across the federal government to fulfill President Donald Trump’s executive order, “Implementing the President's ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Workforce Optimization Initiative.”
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At a recent Southwest Indigenous Women’s Coalition event in Arizona, a woman reached out and literally touched Nicole Wagon (Northern Arapaho), saying she hoped to gain some of Wagon’s strength. For many Indigenous families seeking justice for missing and murdered loved ones, Wagon has become a symbol of persistence and hope.
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The Indian Health Service faces losing 2,500 employees in new federal layoffs, nearly triple initial estimates, warns the top executive of a national Native health organization. The cuts would further strain the agency responsible for providing healthcare to 2.5 million American Indians and Alaska Natives.
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The U.S. Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday, February 13, 2025, with a 52-48 vote.
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Federal DEI funding restrictions do not apply to the Indian Health Service (IHS) programs serving American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs), according to a Feb. 6 Department of Health and Human Services legal memo obtained by Native News Online.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made headlines recently when it removed critical public health data from its website to comply with President Trump's executive orders to scrub any mention of race, gender, sexual orientation, disabilities and other terms from U.S. health agency websites.
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Judy Goforth Parker, Ph.D., APRN, CNP, FACHE, has dedicated more than half her life to bettering the health of others. Her servant’s heart and hardworking mindset were rewarded in 2024 when she was selected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.
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Two employees of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC), Rhone Baumgartner, 46, and Kameron Hartvigson, 41, were among those who died in a devastating plane crash last week in Alaska.
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In the past few weeks, the National Indian Health Board opened a funding opportunity for maternal health awareness; a federally-recognized tribe signed a first-of-its-kind data sharing agreement with the state of Washington; a Montana tribe announced it is taking over operations of an IHS clinic on its reservation; and federal health organizations modified public-facing health data to comply with President Trump’s executive orders, a move the Urban Indian Health Institute called a violation of tribal sovereignty. Here is our weekly round-up of health equity news.
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This Saturday, February 8, the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women (CSVANW) will be hosting the 5th Annual Indigenous Women’s Day event titled “ReMatriation: Return to the Land, Return to Ourselves” at the New Mexico State Capitol.
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