The University of Oklahoma’s Native Nations Center for Tribal Policy Research has released a new Sovereign Report examining ...

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Health care for American Indians is looking to improve as President Obama has made it an important agenda point. From The New York Times: Suggested Reading 2026 Actor Awards: Black Star’s Best and ...

Medicaid plays a crucial role in providing health care for Native populations, especially among children and elders. Cuts to Medicaid could worsen health disparities in tribal communities, where ...

Leaders of the Indian Health Service struggled Wednesday at a Senate hearing to defend the Trump administration's plans to slash funding to the agency, which is reeling from quality of care problems ...

American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) birthing people are twice as likely as White birthing people to experience maternal morbidity and mortality. AI/AN people, especially rural residents, face ...

WASHINGTON - Indian health care programs will get some rare attention on the floor of the U.S. Senate this week when the chamber is expected to vote to extend and expand federal health care for tribes ...

Suzette Brewer of the Cherokee Nation reflects on her long reporting journey, which investigated the widespread sterilization of Indigenous people and their centuries-long fight for reproductive ...

A cascade of actions from the Trump administration represents a “grave threat” to health care, social, educational and other critical services in Indian Country, including for Native American ...