National Native helpline for domestic violence and sexual assault to open Alaska-specific service

A national support line for Native survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault has begun work to launch an ...
KYUK

National domestic violence helpline to develop Alaska Native-specific branch

The extension of the StrongHearts Native Helpline aims to keep culture and the reality of rural communities at the heart of ...
The Spokesman-Review

Alaska vowed to resolve murders of Indigenous people. Now it refuses to provide their names

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in a partnership between the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica. Leaders in Alaska and elsewhere have repeatedly promised action in ...

Supreme Court case on Absentee Ballots Could Further Disenfranchise Native Voters

National Congress of American Indians, Alaska Federation of Natives, and Native Vote Washington—filed an amicus brief at the ...
Alaska Dispatch News

‘It is who we are’: Alaska Native organizations collect whale meat, seals, fish and other traditional foods to help storm victims

Among the losses suffered by Western Alaska victims of ex-Typhoon Halong — destroyed four-wheelers, houses and lives — the destruction of the traditional foods they’d gathered for the winter is among ...
KFF Health News on MSN

Native American leaders target high maternal mortality in Indian Country

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Welcome to the 'totem pole capital of the world'

Here’s what else visitors should know about Ketchikan, the “totem pole capital of the world.” ...
Alaska Public Media

Simple handwashing stations improved health indicators in parts of rural Alaska

Handwashing units distributed by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium during the pandemic increased water use and ...
Healthline

Medicare Costs for American Indian and Alaska Native communities

Some Medicare assistance program eligibility requirements and premium costs depend on your income and resources. Special rules apply to American Indian and Alaska Native people’s income. Other rules ...