STAT

Why a lot of Native American deaths are not counted

Marissa Russo is a former STAT intern supported by the AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship. American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States live nearly four years less than ...

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium to get $400 million in federal settlement

The federal government has agreed to pay the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium $400 million to settle claims of ...
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Alaska Native Health Consortium secures $400M DOJ settlement

The settlement resolves a funding dispute over health care program costs.

American Indian and Alaska Native adults in California struggle with chronic disease and substance use, study finds

Although American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) adults make up 5% of California's adult population, they shoulder a ...
Alaska Public Media

Alaska Native blood quantum clarified for hunting sea otters

Kootink Heather Douville of Craig teaches workshop participants how to skin a sea otter at the Elders and Youth Conference in Anchorage, Oct. 15. The workshop was hosted by the Central Council of ...

Murkowski, Schatz Introduce Sweeping Bill to Improve Outcomes for Native Children

U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaiʻi), the committee’s vice chair, have introduced bipartisan legislation designed to ...
Alaska Public Media

Alaska tribes get nearly $14M in federal grants to address domestic violence, sexual assault

The tundra in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta is seen in the evening sun on Oct. 11, 2023. (Photo by Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon) The U.S. Justice Department has announced more than $86 million in grants ...
PBS

Alaska’s Vanishing Native Villages

Our ancestors said one day we will come upon this day. I didn’t think it would happen in my lifetime. A little over a year after that catastrophic storm hit Alaska, I flew up the western coast. I was ...
Hyperallergic

The Alaska Native Heritage Center Is a Home of Ancestral Knowledge

The Alaska Native Heritage Center entrance (photo by Jesse Darling, all images courtesy the Alaska Native Heritage Center, unless otherwise noted) America’s Cultural Treasures: This article is part of ...
Health Affairs

The Indian Health Service Is Associated With Higher-Quality Perinatal Care For American Indian And Alaska Native People

American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) birthing people are twice as likely as White birthing people to experience maternal morbidity and mortality. AI/AN people, especially rural residents, face ...
Homeland Security Today

Native American and Alaska Native Federal Contracting Preferences: What the Law Provides and What’s Changing

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs oversight hearing entitled "Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program," on Feb. 10, 2026 (Source: ...
Newsweek

Medicaid Expands Access for Tribes Across 6 States

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Native American tribal clinics in six states have been granted new ...