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New Mexico launches investigation of forced sterilization of Native American women

In the 1970s, the agency that provides health care to Native Americans sterilized thousands of women without their full and informed consent

The Independent UK

DOGE lease cancellations: Which government offices could be closed this year and when

The General Services Administration, working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, has notified landlords that federal agencies will be terminating hundreds of leases for offices and buildings in the coming months

The Independent UK

Advocates work to get Native American voters registered in the key state of Arizona

Ahead of 2024 elections, voting advocates in the swing state of Arizona are aiming to boost voter registration strategies for Native voters, as they still face barriers to the ballot.

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Backstop in debt limit law flips script on spending endgame - Roll Call

Budget scorekeepers flip the previous debt limit plan. Spending cuts now would disproportionately hit nondefense programs.

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Federal Register weekly update: More than 100 significant documents added so far in 2023

The Federal Register is a daily journal of federal government activity that includes presidential documents, proposed and final rules, and public notices. It is a common measure of an administration’s regulatory activity, accounting for both regulatory and deregulatory actions.

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Post-Roe, Native Americans face even more abortion hurdles

Getting an abortion has long been extremely difficult for Native Americans and has become even tougher since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

The Independent UK

Storm deaths ‘could have been prevented’, Indigenous leaders say

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe in the US is seeking a presidential disaster declaration after six dead in winter snowstorms.

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South Dakota tribe: Storm deaths 'could have been prevented'

A Native American tribe in South Dakota says several of its members died when December storms buried their reservation in snow and left them stranded

The Independent UK

Indian Health Service steps up COVID, other vaccine push

The Indian Health Service says all tribal members covered by the federal agency will be offered a vaccine at every appointment, when appropriate

The Independent UK

Tribe embraces recreational marijuana sales on reservation where alcohol is banned

PINE RIDGE, S.D. — In a growing number of U.S. states, people can both drink alcohol and legally smoke recreational marijuana. In others, they can use alcohol but not pot. But on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, the opposite is true: Marijuana is legal, but booze is…

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Legal Cannabis On A Native Reservation In South Dakota Where Alcohol Is Illegal

In South Dakota, more precisely in Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, marijuana is legal, but alcohol is banned...quite the opposite from many other states.

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Tribal pharmacy dispenses free meds and fills gaps for Native Americans in the city

MINNEAPOLIS — Tucked away on a side street near downtown, the Mashkiki Waakaa’igan Pharmacy offers its Native American clientele the services of any ordinary drugstore — it dispenses critical medication and provides consultation on treatments.

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Tribes credited with elevating vaccinations in rural Arizona

In a pandemic that has seen sharp divides between urban and rural vaccination rates nationwide, Arizona is the only state where rural vaccine rates outpaced more populated counties according to a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Independent UK

How the test-to-treat pillar of the US COVID strategy is failing patients

The federal “test-to-treat” program, announced in March, is meant to reduce COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths by quickly getting antiviral pills to people who test positive. But even as cases rise again, many Americans don’t have access to the program.

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Much of the cost of dementia care in aging Native American adults is due to hospitalization

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The Independent UK

Indian Health Service head nominated amid tough challenges

President Joe Biden has nominated veteran health administrator Roselyn Tso to direct the federal Indian Health Service

Tribune News Service

‘Heart’ of Little Shell: Newest federally recognized tribe to open first clinic

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Louella Fredrickson has long created workarounds to fill gaps in the spotty medical care available to her as a member of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana.

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