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Former Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Chairperson Aaron Payment has been named the Director of Government Relations at the National Indian Health Board (NIHB), based in Washington, D.C. His appointment became effective on June 14, 2022.
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It’s June and time to celebrate National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month with these colorful and tasty fruits and vegetables. These delicious foods provide a variety of nutrients, vitamins, minerals, and fiber — while remaining naturally low in calories, fat, and sodium. They can also lower your risk of developing certain chronic diseases. Whether you shop at a market or just grow the fruits and veggies at home, enjoy any combination of these delectable delights to kick off your summer right.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Indigenous walkers and runners trekking cross country to halt drug abuse and domestic violence affecting Native Americans made it to Grand Rapids, Mich. this week.
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In the wake of signing extremely restrictive anti-abortion laws, Oklahoma Republican Governor Kevin Stitt has made unsubstantiated claims about the right to abortion on sovereign tribal land.
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Chef Nephi Craig spoke at the Native Nutrition Conference, convening this week in Prior Lake, Minnesota. He talked about the practice of decolonization, unraveling the knot of colonization that is in our hearts, and using our own personal journeys to help others. The following is a lightly edited transcription of his remarks.
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In light of the fifth annual Native Nutrition Conference convening this week in Prior Lake, Minnesota, Native News Online spoke with Michael Yellow Bird, the dean and the professor of the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. Yellow Bird is a citizen of the three affiliated tribes, the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara in North Dakota.
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Alison "Ali" Hard is Senior Policy Advisor of Strategic Initiatives, USDA Food and Nutrition Service. She is speaking at this year’s Native Nutrition Conference. Native News Online spoke with her last week about the USDA and the Biden administration’s agenda for Indian Country.
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This week, the Native American Nutrition Conference convenes in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Last week, Native News Online spoke with conference planning committee organizer Denisa Livingston, M.P.H (Diné).
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StrongHearts Native Helpline has published individual reports about intimate partner violence (IPV) impacting Native Americans and Alaska Natives in all 50 states. Data from the reports was used to form a national picture of IPV among Native peoples in the United States, which is included in StrongHearts’ 2021 Year-End Report, “Sharing Our Stories.”
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Later this month, the Seeds of Native Health conference will convene in Prior Lake, Minnesota. The conference, a partnership between the University of Minnesota and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux community, brings together traditional knowledge leaders of Indian Country with leading contemporary scholarship on Native health issues, and presents both in a way that supports and enhances Tribal health sovereignty.
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