When Susan Masten was growing up in Northern California, her familial traditions were lost in a confusion of cultures. Native American communities pass down traditions through the matrilineal line, ...
Indigenous Perspectives with Ruth Buffalo | Native Bidaské Federal ICE enforcement has intensified in Minneapolis, Minnesota, raising serious concerns among Native communities, advocates, and local ...
Indian Health Services today issued an updated policy to ensure that Native American women can obtain emergency contraception at IHS facilities. The update comes more than two years after a federal ...
Abigail Echo-Hawk, director of the Urban Indian Health Institute, recalled a Native mother in her 30s who started having memory loss and other dementia-like symptoms. The woman had suffered multiple ...
Imagine being denied emergency contraception after a sexual assault; to not even be informed about the steps you can take to prevent an unwanted pregnancy; and to later find yourself pregnant as a ...
A national support line for Native survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault has begun work to launch an ...
Allison Haro, pictured Nov. 21, achieved sobriety and now works to provide services for relatives and community members at the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center. Allison Haro, pictured Nov. 21, ...
The bill was derailed in the House by now-retired Rep. Bob Goodlatte. Two senators reintroduced a bill Monday that aims to strengthen protections for Native American women, who face above-average ...