The group aiming to stop 'endemic' suicide among Native American vets
A group recently launched a program to address a rise in suicide among American Indian and Alaska Native veterans.
Source: armytimes.com
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The US Fish and Wildlife Service seeks feedback on a new Alaska Native relations policy
The agency hopes the new policy will help improve relationships between federal employees and Tribes in Alaska.
United States Bristol Bay Wildlife Service Alaska Department Of Fish Alaska Native Affairs Specialist Ciisquq Leonetti Alaska Native Relations
Source: kyuk.org
Fifty years of data shows cancer remains the leading cause of death for Alaska Native people
4:59 A new study from Alaska Native Tribal Health Center shows that cancer rates among Alaska Native people have gone up over the last half-century. Researchers say the data points to opportunities for prevention. Yet cancer remains the leading cause of death for Alaska Native people — and it has been for decades. “This is outrageous. Why are we not at war with this thing? Why are we not doing more?” asked Eric Fox, who lost his mother to cancer in 2017. Within months, Fox was serving on...
United States Eric Fox Sarah Nash Ayyu Qassataq Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Alaska Native Tribal Health Center
Source: knba.org