The federal government reimburses IHS and tribal health facilities 100% of billed costs for American Indian and Alaska Native patients, shielding state budgets from the costs. Because Medicaid is ...

The FBI will send extra personnel to 10 states over the next six months to help investigate unsolved violent crimes in Indian ...

A 49-year survivor of incarceration within the United States prison system, Leonard Peltier , 80, is the most iconic Native ...

Officials have yet to find the graves of children who died at a federal Indian boarding school in Nebraska. But they’re not ...

Though tribes are exempt from taxes as sovereign nations, individuals within the tribe–as U.S. citizens–pay income taxes to the federal government. A notable exception occurs with tribal land; income ...

this week approved 25 bills aimed at addressing key issues facing Native American communities. The bills focus on tribal land restoration, water rights, public health, economic development and ...

providing a safe, inclusive space for students, and offering educational opportunities through engagement programs and events. The NAECC proudly represents over 70 tribal nations through our Native ...

Jessica Rickert, DDS, the first American Indian female dentist, advocates for oral health equity and inspires Native youth ...

Although some believe this depiction of a Seminole Native American should be deemed offensive, there is actually both history and respect amongst the Seminole tribe of Florida and Florida State ...

A Georgetown Center for Children and Families report from January found the share of residents enrolled in Medicaid was higher in counties with a significant Native American presence. The proportion ...

TALKING ABOUT THE ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE, BUT HE EXPECTS THE BUDGET T A local tribal organization is warning the state that a new prison could be built on land containing Native American graves." ...