2016 Health & Welfare News Stories
Changes ordered in '48-hour hearings' involving Native children (Rapid City Journal) 12/16/16
S.D. officials again blow off Indian Child Welfare Act (Courthouse News) 12/16/16
UMD leads American Indian Child Welfare Act project (Business North) 12/13/16
New ICWA rules go into effect for Native American foster care, adoption proceedings (KJZZ) 12/13/16
Governnent act will benefit Native children (Indian Country Today) 12/10/16
Fighting opioid abuse in Indian country (Orlando Sentinel) 12/7/16
Indian Health Service plans to award $1.4M in Native youth grants (Indianz) 12/7/16
New tribal agenda aims to improve behavioral health in Native communities (SAMHSA) 12/6/16
Public safety funding available to federally-recognized tribes and tribal consortia (Dept. of Justice) 11/29/16
Gendering federal Indian law [lecture by Sara Deer] (The Ali Adviser) 11/18/16
The tribe that's suing the US government to keep its promises (Buzzfeed) 11/17/16
With little housing growth, Native American families live in close quarters (WCQS) 11/16/16
Wisconsin Native American Drug and Gang Initiative task sorce nationally recognized (Fox 21) 11/15/16
Indigenous endeavors in the cannabis market: Ultra Health's vision (Dude Grows) 11/11/16
Tribes working to protect Indian health with Donald Trump in office (Indianz) 11/11/16
Tulalip Wellness Court will provide addicts new path to community (North County Outlook) 11/2/16
Washington Supreme Court opinion clarifies rights of parents under ICWA, WICWA (MyNewsNetwork) 10/27/167 (Turtle Talk Materials)
Why several Native Americans are suing the Mormon Church (The Atlantic) 10/23/16
Obama signs new law for Native American children (Jamestown Sun) 10/15/16
White House hosts meeting on violence against indigenous women and girls (Indianz) 10/13/16
Investigation confirms problems at Indian Health Service facilities (Indianz) 10/7/16 (Report #1, Report #2)
Congress approves bill to help Native American children (News Miner) 10/2/16
Treating trauma's steep toll on native youth remains challenge for courts (Inforum) 10/1/16
Tribes suing OCS director and North Star seek quicker court oversight of foster children (Alaska Dispatch News) 9/27/16
Giving tribal courts access to state juvenile services could improve relations, tribal official says (Jamestown Sun) 9/27/16
DOJ announces more than $107 million to improve safety, services for American Indians (Native Times) 9/27/16 (DOJ Press Release)
IHS accountability bill passed by US Senate committee (KEVN) 9/21/16
Tribal leaders meet with feds in push against opioid abuse (Breit Bart) 9/21/16
Bill addressing Native American children closer to becoming law (The Jamestown Sun) 9/15/16
Insurance gives Native Americans more health care choices (Native Times) 9/12/16
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe backs request for investigative report on federal health, environmental policies (Watertown Daily Times) 9/11/16
Tribes taking health issues into their own hands (Independent Record) 9/7/16
IHS tribal management grants support tribal self-determination (KWSO) 8/29/16
Former state hospital employee seeks $900k in lawsuit (Statesman Journal) 8/28/16
Food sovereignty project: reclaiming Native health and wellness traditions (Native Times) 8/26/16
FDA announces grant awards for tribal and local food producers (WATTAgNet) 8/25/16
New CDC research shows smoking rates decrease for everyone except Native Americans (Wisconsin Public Radio) 8/25/16
Statement from the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas on Victory Co. lawsuit (Eagle Pass Business Journal) 8/19/16
Mormon church seeks to quash subpoena to President Monson in Navajos' abuse lawsuit (Salt Lake Tribune) 8/16/16
Female indigenous judge to lead probe into missing, murdered women (LID Time) 8/14/16
Native women lead official inquiry into missing and murdered sisters (Indianz) 8/4/16
Violence against Indigenous women and girls: commitments from the North American Leaders Summit (Newsroom America) 7/28/16
Bankrupt hospital owner accuses Texas tribe of violating federal labor law (Hospital Review) 7/27/16
Federal sentencing reform will help Native Americans [OPINION] (Great Falls Tribune) 7/20/16
Field hearing set on trauma and mental health in Indian Country (Indianz) 7/19/16
Indian Health Service develops policy for tribes to buy coverage (Indianz) 7/18/16
Bill to create commission on Native youth inches closer to passage (Indianz) 7/14/16
Sen. Mike Rounds formally requests audit of Indian Health Service (Indianz) 7/6/16
Effort builds for missing and murdered Native women and girls (Indianz) 6/29/16
Native women hail Supreme Court decision on domestic violence [Voisine v. United States] (Indianz) 6/28/16
Feds move to eliminate Native American healthcare limitation (The Morning Sun) 6/27/16
IHS supports goals of bill addressing reservation hospitals (Native Times) 6/18/16
Capitol Hill briefing set on violence against Native women and men (Indianz) 6/14/16
Supreme Court decision hailed as a victory for tribal sovereignty (Indianz) 6/14/16
Commentary on the Native American Children's Safety Act (Turtle Talk) 6/14/16
Bill seeks random drug tests for Indian Health Service employees (Indianz) 6/10/16
Mine cleanup to reduce cancer risk at sacred sites upstream from Plains tribes (Native Sun News) 6/8/16
Obama signs bill protecting children in tribal foster care (Star Tribune) 6/3/16
Lawmakers eye employer mandate exemption for Tribes (Before It's News) 5/27/16
Indian Health Service reform efforts gaining steam on Capitol Hill (Indianz) 5/25/16
Native American Children's Safety Act clears last hurdle on Capitol Hill (Indianz) 5/24/16
Director's Corner: Violence against American Indians and Alaska Natives (National Institute of Justice) 5/5/16 (report pdf)
Appropriations measure aims to address housing for treaty tribes (Indianz) 4/14/16
Minority veteran group sues VA (AZ Family) 4/12/16
REPORT: Native American girls have highest rate of incarceration (Activist Post) 3/22/16
IHS implements new regulation for tribes to negotiate medicare-like rates (Noodls) 3/18/16
Genetic testing clashes between biological and cultural tribal identity (Storify) 3/13/16
Tribe launching substance abuse program (Cape Cod Times) 3/7/16
New book helps Native American girls cope after sexual assault (Color Lines) 3/4/16
Feds suggest counseling over detention for tribal youth (WECT 6) 2/29/16
Medicaid and American Indians and Alaska Natives (Kaiser Family Foundation) 2/24/16
Barrasso opening statement at SCIA oversight hearing on substandard care at IHS facilities (Public Now) 2/4/16
Care at Native American health facilities called ‘horrifying and unacceptable’ in Senate hearing (MSNBC) 2/4/16
Feds outline reforms for hospitals on reservations (ABC News) 2/3/16
Tim Evans: Menominee Nation loses contract support costs case (Indianz) 2/3/16
Ho-Chunk homeless vets project beats federal effort (Indian Country Today) 2/2/16
Inspections of IHS facilities in Great Plains turn up big problems (Indianz) 1/28/16
Obama administration to partner with 27 communities to boost neighborhood revitalization through local food enterprises (Green Environment News) 1/25/16
Tribes awarded $5.9M to combat homelessness among veterans (Indianz) 1/8/16
