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American Indians have the highest COVID vaccination rate in the US | PBS According to CDC data, Indigenous people are getting vaccinated quicker than any other group. Here are […]
The Virtual Peer Support Act of 2021 (H.R. 2929/S. 157) seeks to expand virtual peer support services for “Tribal communities” alongside community-based providers through federal grant allocations. UIOs are included […]
Sen. Tina Smith introduces bill to amend the IHCIA to authorize special behavioral health programs for Indians, including urban AI/AN persons and the UIOs that serve them. This revision of […]
On June 22, 2021, the House of Representatives met to debate legislation including H.R. 3841, the Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021, under suspension of the regular House procedural […]
The National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) attended the Department of Homeland Security Community Engagement Roundtable on Racial Equity, Community Policing, and Supporting Underserved Communities on June 24th, 2021. […]
URBAN NATIVE COMMUNITIES: AN OVERLOOKED POPULATION Urban Native communities often battle a set of myths – especially the stereotype that American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people only live on reservations or rural areas. Urban AI/AN people often […]
The fix called for in the resolution will better ensure that UIOs can meet the changing health care delivery needs for tribal citizens residing in urban areas. Washington, D.C. (June […]
On June 15th, the Indian Health Service (IHS) held a virtual quarterly Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee (TLDC) meeting. It was brought to the attention of the call participants that although […]
Washington, D.C. (June 25, 2021) – In Canada this past May, the discovery of 215 unmarked graves at Kamloops Indian Residential School brought past Indigenous traumas into the international spotlight. Yesterday, over 700 more unmarked graves were found on the grounds of the […]
On June 17, 2021, the Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States held an oversight hearing on “Examining Federal Facilities in Indian Country”. Led by Chair Teresa Leger Fernandez […]
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