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The highest-ranking administrator of the Indian Health Service stopped by to see how one Urban Indian organization is using federal dollars to improve access to healthcare in Billings.
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Any plan to open clinics on reservations would be fraught with legal, financial, and political hurdles, Indigenous abortion advocates said. And they wondered why many people now asking about the possibility didn’t seem interested in health care access there before abortion rights were threatened nationwide.
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Fentanyl has taken root in Montana and in communities across the Mountain West during the pandemic. And overdose deaths are disproportionately affecting Native Americans.
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Opening a clinic was one of the Little Shell Chippewa’s first priorities after becoming federally recognized in 2019.
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This year the Chief Plenty Coup State Park Day of Honor in Pryor, Montana will look slightly different due to COVID. Organizers say the weekend will include food and events to celebrate Chief Plenty Coups and his eventful life.
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Today the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice resolved a settlement with the Northern Cheyenne Utilities Commission over violations of federal water laws.
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Last week, 21 members of U.S. Congress signed a letter calling for the Indian Health Service to provide more resources to support those affected by Federal Indian Boarding Schools.
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June was Pride month for LGBTQ+ individuals. And a group for Indigenous people who are Two-Spirit are preparing to hold its annual gathering this summer after a year of trials for the community. This will be the gathering's 25th year.
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Black Americans’ covid-19 vaccination rates are still lagging months into the nation’s campaign, while Hispanics are closing the gap and Native Americans show the highest rates overall, according to federal data obtained by KHN.
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Montana’s overstretched counties and tribal governments have developed a mishmash of policies and plans that require ingenuity and mutual support to work. A reporting project by KHN, Montana Free Press and the University of Montana School of Journalism finds the biggest test of that disparate system looms as vaccine eligibility expands. PLUS: a county-by-county guide to vaccine availability in Montana.