May 2020

A new statement calls for community programs to reduce disease risk by improving social determinants of health. The prevalence of diabetes triples among Native American and Alaska Native populations compared to white Americans,…

Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) affects Native Americans and Alaska Natives at about three times the rate of White Americans and is closely linked to disproportionately high rates of cardiovascular disease such as heart attacks and…

From the Navajo Nation President / Vice President Facebook page. May 12, 2020; Law360.com and the Navajo Times In late April, Native American tribal governments won their case against the Treasury Department for the CARES Act funds…

Patricia Stone (Akimel O'otham) and Leonard Stone (Akimel O'otham) with their new baby, 1965. Gila River…

On Tuesday in Arizona, President Trump signed a new proclamation declaring May 5 "Missing and Murdered Native American and Alaskan Native Awareness Day." PHOENIX - During a trip to the Honeywell plant in Phoenix…