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Tribal leaders push senators to fight fentanyl

Tribal leaders push senators to fight fentanyl

by Kunjal Bastola and Shravya Pant | Nov 9, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – Tribal leaders called on lawmakers to enhance tribal law enforcement authority and implement further behavioral health interventions to address the fentanyl crisis at a Senate oversight hearing on Wednesday.  The hearing held by the Senate Indian Affairs...
Native communities cite dismal statistics on lack of access to water at senate committee hearing

Native communities cite dismal statistics on lack of access to water at senate committee hearing

by Kunjal Bastola | Sep 28, 2023 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON – Native American communities are still woefully behind in reliable access to water, a public health problem that is exposing populations to an array of issues, from personal hygiene to respiratory illness. In an effort to ensure that the federal government...
Following botched vaccine rollout to American Indians, lawmakers introduce Urban Indian Health Confer Act

Following botched vaccine rollout to American Indians, lawmakers introduce Urban Indian Health Confer Act

by Yiming Fu | Oct 5, 2021 | Health & Science, Living

WASHINGTON – The Department of Health and Human Services’ botched response to rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine for Native Americans caused significant delays in getting the vaccine to urban American Indians, the president of the National Council of Urban Indian Health...

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