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Fort Peck Veteran's Affairs

One Native veteran's new mission: Fill in the gaps of VA care on his reservation

NPR covers Justin Dupree's (Assiniboine/Lakota) efforts to fill gaps in Veteran care on Fort Peck Reservation in Montana. Dupree was diagnosed with PTSD after 17 years of service in the US Army. "My body was...the 'check engine' light came on," says Dupree.

Drugs in Indian Country

Illegal Drug Usage is a Crisis in Indian Country. Now is the Time to Act.

The end of this month marks International Overdose Awareness Day. Each year on August 31, the day is recognized globally to bring focus to prescription opioid overdose risk and preventing drug-related harm. 

Road to Healing

"Road to Healing" Tour in Michigan

Tribal leaders and tribal citizens began arriving an hour before the start of second stop of "The Road to Healing" tour at the Pellston High School's gymnasuim on Saturday, August 13, 2022.

Native American Art Gallery

Museum of Wisconsin Art exhibitions showcase Native American identity, history, veterans

Over the past few weeks, the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) in West Bend has opened two new exhibitions by indigenous artists to the public. 

Sen. Gary Stevens and Rep. Tiffany Zulkosky, sponsors of legislation on tribal education and on state recognition of tribes, hold up the bills signed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy at a July 28 ceremony at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. The ceremony attracted a large crowd, including Native leader Emil Notti and Sen. Lyman Hoffman, standing on the stage with Stevens and Zulkosky. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy signs tribal-recognition bill, a ‘first step toward healing’

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday, July 29 signed legislation that requires the State of Alaska to formally recognize its 229 federally recognized Native tribes.

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