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Biden to tap Navajo health head to lead federal agency

Indian Health Service has $7.4 billion budget and provides care to 2.6 million people

DATE: Mar 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Indian Health Service head nominated amid tough challenges

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – President Joe Biden will announce Wednesday that he is nominating veteran health administrator Roselyn Tso to oversee the federal agency that delivers health care to more ...

DATE: Mar 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Here are the proposed new names for 28 Colorado landmarks with Indigenous slurs

Task force recommends renaming more than 660 geographical sites across the country

DATE: Feb 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Haaland: 16 tribal water settlements will get $1.7 billion

PHOENIX – The Biden administration will use $1.7 billion from the recently enacted federal infrastructure bill to fund 16 tribal water rights settlements, U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland...

DATE: Feb 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Winter Olympics feature three Indigenous women

Biggest rivalry in Beijing will be in the hockey rink

DATE: Feb 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Sports

Fort Lewis College to put $1.5 million toward Native language revitalization

Summer institute will begin in 2024 and feature four Indigenous languages

DATE: Jan 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Event to discuss ‘Indigenous mascots’ is abruptly canceled in Durango

Community conversation called off shortly after Toh-Atin Gallery co-owner sends email

DATE: Dec 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mercy-led planning group aims to reduce substance abuse in La Plata County

Consortium brings community organizations together to limit opioid, alcohol use

DATE: Nov 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ute Mountain language gets revival with voiced dictionary

Tribe chairman: Dictionary will ‘fill in the gap from the boarding school era’

DATE: Nov 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell inducted into the National Native American Hall of Fame

Ignacio resident was celebrated along with seven other inductees

DATE: Nov 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hopis re-elect chairman, vote out incumbent vice chairman

KYKOTSMOVI, Ariz. – The chairman of the Hopi Tribe in northeastern Arizona has won another term in office and will have a new vice chairman, according to unofficial results from Thursday's ...

DATE: Nov 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News