Meet the Oklahoma woman fighting against the nation's 'silent epidemic'
LaRenda Morgan's cousin went missing, and no one seemed to care. Now she's a leader in pushing for quicker response to ...
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An ‘asterisk population’: Poor data complicate maternal health research for Native women
American Indian and Alaska Native women have some of the highest rates of maternal death and morbidity in the United States, ...
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Burning Cedar Sovereign Wellness: Reconnecting Tulsa’s Native community to ancestral roots
Burning Cedar Sovereign Wellness is a nonprofit Indigenous women-led organization in Tulsa that reconnects the Native community to ancestral foodways, wellness practices, and healing.
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Midwifery bill tries to balance safety with reproductive autonomy, Hawaiian practices
The state Legislature is running against a time limit on its controversial law to regulate midwifery that will sunset in June ...
Opinion
How we designed a brand to help Indigenous Americans access better healthcare
Tasked with creating a healthcare brand aimed at Indigenous Americans, global design consultancy Elmwood looked for inspiration in the traditional craft of quiltmaking. Will Hurrell, of Will Hurrell ...
Millions of Native people were enslaved in the Americas. Their story waits to be told.
The enslavement of millions of Indigenous people in the Americas is a neglected chapter in U.S. history. Two projects aim to ...
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The Story Behind Roy Orbison’s Repeat Hit “Oh, Pretty Woman”
When Orbison asked her if she needed any money, Dees interjected “Pretty woman never needs any money ... in parts has a melancholy something.” American singer, guitarist, and musician ...
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Native American Woman Reportedly Questioned By ICE In Arizona As Tribes Warn Members About Racial Profiling
She said that during the raid at her niece's workplace in Scottsdale 14 people were lined up for questioning, and she believed eight of them were Native American. One of the women managed to text ...
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National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center supports Native woman as trial begins
United States, a case concerning the right of a Native woman victim to receive damages from the United States federal government to compensate for her pain and suffering caused by a federal law ...
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National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak to Engage U.S. Native American Organizations on Tariffs, Treaty Rights, and Border Mobility
February 1, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) — Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak today confirmed plans to travel to the United States (U.S.) ...
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Native Americans and Taxes: How It Works
Fly View Productions / Getty Images Some forms of taxation can work differently for Native American people because of their unique status within the United States. Tribes, as sovereign governments ...
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Trump immigration raids snag U.S. citizens, including Native Americans, raising racial profiling fears
American citizens, including citizens of Native tribal nations, have been pulled into the vast immigration operations ordered by President Donald Trump in accordance with his campaign vow to ...